Socioeconomic status and access to healthcare: interrelated drivers for healthy aging

DJ McMaughan, O Oloruntoba, ML Smith - Frontiers in public health, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The rapid growth of the global aging population has raised attention to the health and
healthcare needs of older adults. The purpose of this mini-review is to:(1) elucidate the …

Assessing healthcare access using the Levesque's conceptual framework–a scoping review

A Cu, S Meister, B Lefebvre, V Ridde - International journal for equity in …, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Countries are working hard to improve access to healthcare through Universal
Healthcare Coverage. To genuinely address the problems of healthcare access, we need to …

A qualitative study of rural healthcare providers' views of social, cultural, and programmatic barriers to healthcare access

NC Coombs, DG Campbell, J Caringi - BMC Health Services Research, 2022 - Springer
Background Ensuring access to healthcare is a complex, multi-dimensional health
challenge. Since the inception of the coronavirus pandemic, this challenge is more pressing …

Access to healthcare for people aged 50+ in Europe during the COVID-19 outbreak

Š Smolić, I Čipin, P Međimurec - European Journal of Ageing, 2022 - Springer
This paper combines SHARE Corona Survey and SHARE Wave 7 data for 25 European
countries and Israel (N= 40,919) with institutional and epidemic-related country …

Factors influencing access and utilization of health services among older people during the COVID− 19 pandemic: a scoping review

P Bastani, M Mohammadpour, M Samadbeik… - Archives of Public …, 2021 - Springer
Background Access to healthcare and service utilization are both considered essential
factors for improving the general health and wellbeing of older people, especially at the time …

Visual impairment and falls among older adults and elderly: evidence from longitudinal study of ageing in India

RR Singh, P Maurya - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background The present study determines the prevalence and correlates of falls, multiple
falls, and injuries, focusing on visual impairment among the older adult and elderly …

The sustainable care model for an ageing population in vietnam: evidence from a systematic review

LT Nguyen, P Nantharath, E Kang - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Social demographic studies in Vietnam have shown a growing trend of an ageing
population. Demographic trends project that one third of the Vietnamese population will be …

Barriers to formal healthcare utilisation among poor older people under the livelihood empowerment against poverty programme in the Atwima Nwabiagya District of …

W Agyemang-Duah, C Peprah, P Peprah - BMC Public Health, 2019 - Springer
Background Even though there is a growing literature on barriers to formal healthcare use
among older people, little is known from the perspective of vulnerable older people in …

A scoping review on the impact of austerity on healthcare access in the European Union: rethinking austerity for the most vulnerable

JN Doetsch, C Schlösser, H Barros, D Shaw… - International Journal for …, 2023 - Springer
Background There is consensus that the 2008 financial and economic crisis and related
austerity measures adversely impacted access to healthcare. In light of the growing debt …

Barriers and facilitators to health technology adoption by older adults with chronic diseases: an integrative systematic review

A Bertolazzi, V Quaglia, R Bongelli - BMC public health, 2024 - Springer
Background In recent years, healthcare systems have progressively adopted several
technologies enhancing access to healthcare for older adults and support the delivery of …