Flashcards in Lecture 19: Impact Of Access Deck (55)
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What is the working definition of "access"?
"Access is viewed as a set of more specific areas of fit between a patient and the health care system"
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What are the 5 areas of access?
1. Availability
2. Accessibility
3. Accommodation
4. Affordability
5. Acceptability
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What is the definition of availability?
"The relationship of the volume and type of existing services (and resources) to the clients' volume and type of need"
So supply and demand
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How much confidence do you have in being able to get good medical care for you and your family when you need it?
Availability
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How satisfied are you with being able to find one good doctor to treat the whole family?
Availability
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How satisfied are you with your knowledge of where to get health care?
Availability
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How satisfied are you with your ability to get medical care in an emergency?
Availability
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What data suggests a (lack of) availability of health care?
Maori vs non-Maori ischaemic heart disease graph
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Define accommodation
Aka organisational barriers
"The relationship between the manner in which supply resources are organised and the expectations of clients"
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How satisfied are you with how long you have to wait to get an appointment?
Accommodation
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How satisfied are you with how convenient physicians office hours are?
Accommodation
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How satisfied are you with how long you have to wait in the waiting room?
Accommodation
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How satisfied are you with how easy it is to get in touch with your physician?
Accommodation
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Define acceptability
Aka psychological barriers
"The relationship between clients' and providers' attitudes to what constitutes appropriate care"
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How satisfied are you with the appearance of the doctor's office?
Acceptability
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How satisfied are you with the neighbourhoods the doctor's office is in?
Acceptability
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How satisfied are you with the other patients you usually see in the doctor's office?
Acceptability
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Define accessibility
Aka geographical resources
"The relationship between the location of supply and the location of clients, taking into account client transportation resources and travel time, distance and cost"
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How satisfied are you with how convenient your physician's offices are to your home?
Accessibility
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How difficult is it for you to get to your physician's office?
Accessibility
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Define affordability
Aka financial barriers
"The cost of provider services in relation to the client's ability and willingness to pay for these services"
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How satisfied are you with your health insurance?
Affordability
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How satisfied are you with the doctor's prices?
Affordability
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How satisfied are you with how soon you need to pay the bill?
Affordability
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What type of surveys were the youth2000 surveys?
Cross sectional, with random secondary school students
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"I don't know how to"
Availability
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"I had no transport to get there"
Accessibility
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"I couldn't get an appointment"
Accommodation
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"I couldn't get in touch with the health care professional or person I usually see"
Accommodation
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