ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2017
An examination of perceived health care availability and unmet health care need in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Factors associated with unmet healthcare needs in patients using Primary Care Access Points for unattached patients in Quebec (Canada).PloS one · 2026Article
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- What are the factors affecting older adults' experience of unmet healthcare needs amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea?BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- An association between individual's risk perceptions and delayed or foregone healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- How do perceptions of public health measures affect experience of unmet healthcare needs among older Korean adults during COVID-19 pandemic?Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
- Factors associated with the choice of delivery place: A cross-sectional study in rural areas of Indonesia.Belitung nursing journal · 2022Article
- Determining the reasons for unmet healthcare needs in South Korea: a secondary data analysis.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2021Article
- Understanding reasons for unmet health care needs in Korea: what are health policy implications?BMC health services research · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesAlthough timely access to health care is a top priority, a burgeoning body of research highlights the important role of neighbourhood environments on unmet health care needs. This study aimed to examine an association between perceptions of neighbourhood availability of health care services and experience of unmet health care needs by gender in an urban city setting.
methodsA total of 2338 participants from the Neighbourhood Effects on Health and Well-being (NEHW) study, between 25 and 64 years of age and dwelling in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, were included in the analyses. Four different logistic regression models stratified by gender were used to examine the relationship between neighbourhood health care availability and unmet health care need as well as the impact of neighbourhood perception of health care availability on the three different types of unmet needs.
resultsPerceived health care availability was associated with higher likelihood of experiencing unmet health care needs in both women and men (women = OR: 1.58, 95% CI: 1.09-2.28; men = OR: 1.92, 95% CI: 1.23-2.99). In addition, perceived health care availability was associated with barrier- and wait times-related unmet health care need among women (OR: 1.83, 95% CI: 1.13-2.97; OR: 1.93, 95% CI: 1.10-3.40 respectively), and personal choice- and wait times-related unmet need among men (OR: 1.99, 95% CI: 1.10-3.58).
conclusionIndividuals' perception of health care availability plays a crucial role in the experience of unmet health care needs, suggesting the importance of community-based policy development for improving physical conditions and the social aspect of health care services.
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