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Erschienen in: Journal of Community Health 5/2013

01.10.2013 | Review

Traveling Towards Disease: Transportation Barriers to Health Care Access

verfasst von: Samina T. Syed, Ben S. Gerber, Lisa K. Sharp

Erschienen in: Journal of Community Health | Ausgabe 5/2013

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Abstract

Transportation barriers are often cited as barriers to healthcare access. Transportation barriers lead to rescheduled or missed appointments, delayed care, and missed or delayed medication use. These consequences may lead to poorer management of chronic illness and thus poorer health outcomes. However, the significance of these barriers is uncertain based on existing literature due to wide variability in both study populations and transportation barrier measures. The authors sought to synthesize the literature on the prevalence of transportation barriers to health care access. A systematic literature search of peer-reviewed studies on transportation barriers to healthcare access was performed. Inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) study addressed access barriers for ongoing primary care or chronic disease care; (2) study included assessment of transportation barriers; and (3) study was completed in the United States. In total, 61 studies were reviewed. Overall, the evidence supports that transportation barriers are an important barrier to healthcare access, particularly for those with lower incomes or the under/uninsured. Additional research needs to (1) clarify which aspects of transportation limit health care access (2) measure the impact of transportation barriers on clinically meaningful outcomes and (3) measure the impact of transportation barrier interventions and transportation policy changes.
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Metadaten
Titel
Traveling Towards Disease: Transportation Barriers to Health Care Access
verfasst von
Samina T. Syed
Ben S. Gerber
Lisa K. Sharp
Publikationsdatum
01.10.2013
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of Community Health / Ausgabe 5/2013
Print ISSN: 0094-5145
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-3610
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-013-9681-1

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