Differences in Referral Access to Care Between Gastrointestinal Subspecialty Patients: Barriers and Opportunities
| Autor: | Laura Smart, Edmundo Rodriquez, Barbra Cave, Caitlyn Patrick, Teresa Cutts, Abigail Stocker, Thomas L. Abell, Kartika Reddy, Matthew C. Cave, Hammad Liaquat |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Health (social science) Referral liver diseases Overweight Subspecialty 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health Information Management Internal medicine medicine University medical access to care 030505 public health business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Health Policy gastrointestinal motility disorders Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:RA1-1270 Hepatology Wait time Mood hepatology Original Article 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science business Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | Health Equity, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 103-108 (2018) Health Equity |
| ISSN: | 2473-1242 |
| DOI: | 10.1089/heq.2018.0001 |
| Popis: | Purpose: Referral access to subspecialty care for patients with gastrointestinal (GI) diseases is not well defined, but has significant importance to patients. We hypothesized that patients experience barriers to care in two common gastroenterology subspecialties, Hepatology and Motility, in a university medical center. Methods: Two hundred thirteen clinic patients (mean age 46.5 years; 66.5% female; 85.6% Caucasians) completed a formatted questionnaire on access to care. Hepatology patients were older (49.7 years, p=0.008); motility patients predominantly female (76.8%, p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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