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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-188H CODEBOOK
2016 HOME HEALTH VISITS
DATE: May 8, 2018

Variable Name: OTHSVCOS
Description: SPECIFY OTHER HOME CARE SRVCE RECEIVED
Format: 25.0
Type: CHAR
Start: 146
End: 170

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT16F
-1 INAPPLICABLE
5,853
52,814,099
-8 DK
1
10,890
ACCOMPANY TO MEDICAL APPT
1
2,139
ADVICECARE OF CALF SPRAIN
1
7,862
ALL SERVICES ARE BY PHONE
2
5,801
BANDAGE LEGS
2
21,158
BATHING CLEANING
1
10,961
BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION
2
12,446
BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
4
43,346
BLOOD DRAW SERVICES
6
115,266
CARE
4
18,348
CARRY STUFF FROM BASEMENT
1
10,420
CASE MANAGER/ASSISTANT
5
88,339
CHANGE AND LAUNDER SHEETS
5
36,963
CHANGE DIAPER - FEEDING
5
68,687
CHANGE FOLEY CATHETER
7
59,220
CHANGING LAUNDER OF SHEET
1
7,393
CHECK BLOOD PRESSURE
1
4,009
CHECK OXYGEN TANKS
1
13,574
CHECKING LONGS HEART
1
2,646
CHECKS REFRIGERATOR
5
27,477
CHECKS WEIGHT
4
43,924
CK BP KNEE WEIGHT FLUIDS
6
31,881
CKS BLD PRESSURE AND PULS
4
89,734
CLEAN APARTMENT
6
32,973
CLEAN COOK WASH
2
4,581
CLEAN HOUSE/COOK
1
10,100
CLEAN THE HOUSE
3
4,175
CLEANING
17
148,033
CLEANING FOOD WASH
1
2,114
CLEANING LAUNDRY
6
29,352
CLEANING MEAL PREP
6
50,101
COGNITIVE/BEHAVIORAL EVAL
1
17,330
COMPANIONSHIP
6
40,276
COOK AND CLEAN
6
27,434
COOKED MEALS AND CLEAN
4
23,760
COOKING
5
23,701
COOKING AND CLEANING
6
36,587
CUT TOENAILS
5
99,465
DELIVER MEALS
1
13,990
DELIVERY FOR FEEDING TUBE
5
132,283
DISCUSS MEDICATION
1
5,151
DOCTOR STORE SHOPPING ETC
3
12,074
DOES SOME OF THE HOUSE WO
1
9,405
DRESSING COOKING
1
5,812
DRIVING SHOPPING PAYING B
5
23,644
DRIVING TO APPOINTMENTS
9
123,008
DRIVING TO APPTS
3
39,212
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
1
17,294
EVALUATING
1
8,057
EVERYTHING
1
10,231
FAMILY SERVICES
7
114,471
FEEDING TUBE
4
26,894
FILLS MED BOXES
2
17,577
FOOD TAKE TO DR SHOPPING
3
20,617
GARDENING AND YARD WORK
6
44,356
GENERAL CHECK UP
2
8,083
GENERAL EXAM
1
3,708
GIVE MEDSCHANGE DRESSING
1
14,488
GOES TO APPTS/HELPS SCHED
6
35,087
GROCERIES LAUNDRY
6
8,974
GROCERY SHOPPING ETC
3
4,487
GROCERY STORE ETC.
6
8,974
HELP
7
142,445
HELP WITH YARD
1
9,405
HELPING TO LOSE WEIGH
4
15,703
HELPING WITH OUTSIDE TASK
3
24,110
HOME BASED THERAPY
1
11,679
HOME CLEANING ACTIVITIES
4
89,734
HOMEMAKING
4
23,346
HOUSE CARE
1
10,393
HOUSE CLEANING
14
176,706
HOUSE CLEANING GROCERIES
1
8,380
HOUSE CLEANING ONLY
1
8,350
HOUSE CLEANING SERVICE
9
75,053
HOUSE KEEPING
1
2,974
HOUSE WORK
5
15,576
HOUSEKEEPING ONLY
1
17,158
HOUSEKEEPING/MEALS
4
31,825
HOUSEWORK
4
36,620
HOUSING CLEANING LAUNDRY
1
7,393
IN HOME XRAY
5
14,208
IN-HOME CHECKUP-SKIN ETC
1
6,758
INR BLOOD TESTS
3
296,193
INVESTIGATION OF HOME
1
14,182
LABTEST
2
7,738
LAUNDRY
1
10,374
LAUNDRY COOKING
1
17,668
LAUNDRY HOUSE CLEANING
2
25,593
LAUNDRY SHOPPING COOKING
8
26,755
LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING
5
70,220
LIGHT HOUSEWORK
5
34,418
MAKE SURE PATIENT IS OK
1
13,084
MAKE SURE TAKE MEDICI
1
5,852
MAKING BED LAUNDRY GARBAG
6
49,263
MANAGING MEDICATION
5
41,902
MASSAGE
5
93,069
MASSAGE THERAPY
8
157,302
MEDICAL CARE ONLY
1
3,647
MEDICATION
3
45,483
MEDICATION MONTORING
2
8,781
MENTAL HEALTH / SPEECH TH
3
7,053
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
12
26,023
MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY
6
65,019
MONITOR BLOOD PRESSURE
4
11,488
MONTHLY EVALUATIONS
4
56,910
NONE
1
4,407
NURSE - SHOT - MONTHLY
4
38,900
NURSE WHEN NEEDED
1
12,388
NURSE WOULD COME
3
76,215
NUTRITION
1
6,055
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
7
81,973
OUTSIDE GARDENING
1
7,393
OVERNIGHT
1
10,530
OXYGEN TANK HOOK UP
5
157,159
PASTORAL CARE
2
10,411
PAY BILLS DOCTOR VISITS
1
4,314
PAYING BILLS GOING TO DOC
1
6,872
PERFORM OTHER TESTING
1
1,908
PHYSICAL THERAPY
9
288,179
PHYSICAL THERAPY.
1
8,057
PHYSICAL THEREPY
4
34,028
PICK UP PRESCRIPTIONS
6
106,007
PICKING UP MEDICINES FROM
1
5,489
PICKUP MEDS
1
12,031
PLAY THERAPY
2
10,294
PODIATRY
2
21,157
PREPARE MEALS / TRANSLATE
1
8,037
PROVIDER
1
2,047
PROVIDING TRANSPORTION
2
23,881
PSYCOTHERAPY
6
0
PT
2
18,645
PT AND OCCUPATIONAL THERA
1
14,347
PUSH FLUIDS TO HELPW DIET
6
141,821
PUT ON COMPRESSION HOSE
1
14,011
READS CHARTS
5
88,339
RELIGIOUS SUPPORT
3
29,344
RIDES TO THE DOCTOR
1
3,227
RX EVALUATION
1
10,122
SETS UP MEDICATION
6
25,173
SETS UP MEDICATIONS
3
31,259
SHOPPING COOKING AND CLEA
1
2,579
SHOPPING DOCTORS
1
4,314
SHOPPING ERRANDS
4
42,120
SHOPPING ETC
5
21,570
SHOPPING/DRIVING
3
48,812
SOCIAL SKILLS ANGER MGMNT
1
4,227
SOCIAL WORKER CHAPELIN
1
13,581
SPECIALIZED CP CARE
4
23,346
SPEECH AND PT AND OT
1
14,585
SPEECH THERAPY
9
77,992
SUPPORT FOR DEPRESSION
6
55,459
TAKE BLOOD PRESSURE
2
18,849
TAKE BLOOD PRESSURE AND C
3
4,858
TEACH COPING WITH BLINDNE
1
23,920
THERAPIS\
1
3,840
TRANSPORTATION
7
47,064
VACUMES FOLDS LAUNDRY
6
50,101
VITALS AND CONDITIONS
2
5,868
WALKING / EXERCISE
3
20,908
WASH CLOTHING AND CLEANIN
1
4,446
WEIGHT AND HEIGHT CHECKS
1
15,344
WELLNESS CHECK
4
70,415
X RAYS
5
88,339
TOTAL
6,404
58,596,835


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