Journal article
Access to Health Care for Older Persons in the United States: Personal, Structural, and Neighborhood Characteristics
Journal of aging and health, v 13(3), pp 329-354
Aug 2001
PMID: 11813730
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Abstract
Objective:To determine the contributions of personal, structural, and neighborhood characteristics to differential access to health care for older persons in the United States. Methods:This study used the 1994 National Health InterviewSurvey, ages 65 and older (n= 12,341), 1990 census block group data, and data on health professional shortage areas. Logistic regression was used to model the probability of problems accessing care. Results:The likelihood of access problems increased sharply with decreasing gradients of family income and for those lacking private health care insurance. Rural areas and poor areas were at a disadvantage in accessing care, whereas residents of neighborhoods that were homogeneous in ancestral heritage appeared better able to access care. Discussion:Considering the high association between neighborhood and personal characteristics, it is notable that any neighborhood effects remained after combining them with personal effects.
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- Title
- Access to Health Care for Older Persons in the United States
- Creators
- Amy H Auchincloss - National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionJoan F van Nostrand - Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services AdministrationDonna Ronsaville - Research conducted while employed by the KEVRIC Company, Inc.; Currently with the National Institute of Mental Health
- Publication Details
- Journal of aging and health, v 13(3), pp 329-354
- Publisher
- Sage Publications; Thousand Oaks, CA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000169930700002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0035189286
- Other Identifier
- 991014878056104721
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- Gerontology
- Health Policy & Services