ArticleBMC research notes2018
Analysis of factors associated with waiting times for GP appointments in Finnish health centres: a QUALICOPC study.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Waiting times for primary care appointments among older adults: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Social and health determinants of wait times for primary care in Canada.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2025Article
- Factors associated with patients' experience of accessibility to general practice: results from a national survey in Norway.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Effects of Community Assets on Major Health Conditions in England: A Data Analytic Approach.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Evaluation of primary care services in Hungary: a comprehensive description of provision, professional competences, cooperation, financing, and infrastructure, based on the findings of the Hungarian-arm of the QUALICOPC study.Primary health care research & development · 2021Article
- Expectations, values, preferences and experiences of Hungarian primary care population when accessing services: Evaluation of the patient's questionnaires of the international QUALICOPC study.Primary health care research & development · 2021Article
- Planned primary health care asthma contacts during 12-year follow-up after Finnish National Asthma Programme: focus on spirometry.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2020Article
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objectiveAccess to care is a multidimensional concept, considered as a structural aspect of health care quality; it reflects the functioning of a health care organization. The aim of this study was to investigate patients' experiences of access to care and to analyse factors associated with waiting times to GP appointments at Finnish health centres. A questionnaire survey was addressed to Finnish GPs within the Quality and Costs of Primary Care in Europe study framework. Two to nine patients per GP completed the questionnaire, altogether 1196. Main outcome measures were waiting times for appointments with GPs and factors associated with waiting times. In addition, patients' opinions of access to appointments were analysed.
resultsOf the 988 patients who had made their appointment in advance, 84.9% considered it easy to secure an appointment, with 51.9% obtaining an appointment within 1 week. Age and reason for contact were the most significant factors affecting the waiting time. Elderly patients tended to have longer waiting times than younger ones, even when reporting illness as their reason for contact. Thus, waiting times for appointments tend to be prolonged in particular for the elderly and there is room for improvement in the future.
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