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QP21
Preferred Label
accessibility
accessibilité Category label
Accessibility Accessibilité Q-Code supplementary keywords
availabilitygeographic accessibilityQ-Code scope note
a measure of the ease with which a specific population can obtain appropriate health services and be served by facilities within the health care system. (IIME)l'accessibilité est une mesure de la facilité avec laquelle une population spécifique peut obtenir des services de santé appropriés et être servie dans des institutions de soins au sein du système de santé (IIME)Q-Code conceptual content
Accessibility (of health services): aspects of the structure of health services or health facilities that enhance the ability of people to reach a health care practitioner, in terms of location, time, and ease of approach (WHO Gloss)Accessibility ; A measure of the ease with which a specific population can obtain appropriate health services and be served by facilities within the health care system. This concept is used to detect inequity in the availability of health services for different populations defined geographically, socially or in terms of their race, ethnicity, gender or clinical condition. (IIME)ACCESSIBILITY ; the ease with which professionals in the health service can be reached. Refers to the availability due to physical proximity and hours of service.(Woncadic)Availability: The fit between the number and type of human and physical resources and the volume and types of care required by the catchment population served in a defined period of time(Haggerty et all 2007)CATCHMENT AREA a geographical area from which a particular population is drawn or for which health services are provided.(Woncadic)First-contact accessibility: The ease with which a person can obtain needed care (including advice and support) from the practitioner of choice within a time frame appropriate to the urgency of the problem (Haggerty et all 2007) Geographic accessibility; measures how physically accessible resources are for the population, while availability reflects what resources are available and in what amount. (International Journal of Health Geographics 2008, 7:63)Health Services Accessibility ; The degree to which individuals are inhibited or facilitated in their ability to gain entry to and to receive care and services from the health care system. Factors influencing this ability include geographic, architectural, transportational, and financial considerations, among others (MeSH)UMLS CUI
C0018748
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accès aux soinsBibliographic link
Citation
Campbell JL, Carter M, Davey A, Roberts MJ, Elliott MN, Roland M. Accessing primary care: a simulated patient study. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners. 2013; 63(608): e71-6. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23561783
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