Journal article
Patient-provider communication and access, use, and financial burden of care
American journal of preventive medicine, v 67(5)
11 Jul 2024
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Abstract
Effective patient-provider communication is a critical component of optimal patient care, but its potential impact on the delivery of health care services remains unclear. This study examines the association of patient-provider communication with access to care, health care utilization, and financial burden of care.
Using the 2013-2021 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey longitudinal data, the level of patient-provider communication was measured across four domains (attentive listening, clear explanation, respectfulness, and time allocation) as a primary independent variable, categorized into low, moderate, and high. A lagged dependent model was employed to examine the associations of patient-provider communication at baseline with subsequent access to care, health care utilization, and financial burden of care, controlling for baseline sample characteristics and outcomes measured at the baseline. Analysis was conducted in February 2024.
Among 28,955 analytic samples (representing 709,547,678 US adults), 5.3%, 50.2%, and 44.3% reported low, moderate, and high levels of patient-provider communication. Marginalized populations, including racial/ethnic minorities, those with low education and income, and those lacking insurance, were more likely to report low patient-provider communication. Compared with adults with high patient-provider communication, those with low patient-provider communication were more likely to encounter difficulties in accessing medical care (2.6 percentage points; 95% CI: 1.2-3.9), experience delays in obtaining necessary medical care (2.8 percentage points; 1.3-4.4), have emergency room visits (4.2 percentage points; 1.9-6.4), and face difficulties paying medical bills (4.0 percentage points; 2.2-5.8) in the subsequent year.
Encouraging effective patient-provider communication is essential for advancing patient-centered care and mitigating health inequities.
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- Title
- Patient-provider communication and access, use, and financial burden of care
- Creators
- Sungchul Park - Korea UniversityDavid D. Kim - Korea University
- Publication Details
- American journal of preventive medicine, v 67(5)
- Publisher
- Elsevier; NEW YORK
- Number of pages
- 6
- Grant note
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korean government (MSIT)
Funding: This work was partly supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government (MSIT) (No. RS-2023-00219289) (Park) . No other fi nancial disclosures have been reported (Kim) .
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001341459900001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85199974659
- Other Identifier
- 991021893599704721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health