Abstract
Background: The impending rapid change in Thailand’s older population has many important implications for health policy, especially older adults’ health problems, which are major cause of them accessing health services. This study aimed to study factors affecting access to health services for older adults in urban communities in Thailand, as well as performing a situational survey of health service utilization. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 886 older adults from four types of urban communities (slum, city, suburban, and community building). Data were collected using an interview questionnaire. Information about health service variables were extracted and followed the five dimensions of accessibility by Penchansky & Thomas: availability, accessibility, accommodation, affordability and acceptability. Data were analyzed using percentage mean and standard deviation (SD). Analysis of factors affecting access to health service was performed using Logistic regression. Results: The utilization of health services was high among five dimensions. They were composed of availability (mean 4.2, SD.=0.59), accessibility (mean 4.1, SD.=0.69), accommodation (mean 3.9, SD.=0.67), affordability (mean 4.2, SD.= 0.62), and acceptability (mean 4.1, SD.=0.62). A summary of all dimensions revealed a mean of 4.1 (SD.= 0.52). Factors affecting older adults access to health services were using health insurance rights for health care service, and concern about the necessity of health care. Conclusions: Encouraging older adults to change their health insurance rights to the nearest hospital and promoting the provision of holistic health information, which will support older adults in accessing more health services to improve their health outcomes.
Funder
Navamindradhiraj University
Subject
General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics,General Immunology and Microbiology,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,General Medicine
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