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Health Services Research

Health services research is the multidisciplinary scientific study of how people gain access to health care, how care is organized, financed, and delivered, and how these arrangements affect the quality, cost, equity, and outcomes of care. It draws on epidemiology, health economics, sociology, management science, an…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 84× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2474-7785 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Health services research is the multidisciplinary scientific study of how people gain access to health care, how care is organized, financed, and delivered, and how these arrangements affect the quality, cost, equity, and outcomes of care. It draws on epidemiology, health economics, sociology, management science, and biostatistics to examine the performance of health systems rather than the biology of disease itself. Investigators in this field analyze structures, processes, and outcomes across the continuum of services, frequently using administrative and insurance claims data, surveys, and qualitative interviews to characterize utilization and unmet need. Within an aging context, the discipline addresses how older adults navigate primary, hospital, and long-term care, the facilitators and barriers managers and providers report at the point of access, and how chronic conditions and disease severity can be classified for planning purposes. Methodological work spans both quantitative measurement and qualitative inquiry, the latter clarifying patient and caregiver experience, person-centered care models, and the social determinants that shape service use. By linking organizational and policy decisions to measurable results, health services research informs resource allocation, workforce planning, and interventions intended to improve population health and reduce disparities in delivery.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2018

Health Literacy and Osteoarthritis Self-Management

Marks RayCorresponding author
Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Program in Health Education, Columbia University, Teachers College, and School of Health and Professional Studies, Department of Health, Physical Education & Gerontological Studies and Services, City Univers
Aging Research And Healthcare Cited by 21 doi:10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-18-2295

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 84 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Health Services Research, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Aging Research And Healthcare (ISSN 2474-7785).

Journal editorial board
Anna Aiello · Italy Juan Manuel Carmona Torres · Spain IAN JAMES MARTINS · Australia

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