Determinants of untreated experiences among persons with physical disability

Abstract

Objective: This study is examined the factors affecting forms of untreated experiences in persons with physical disability.Method: The data collected from 461 persons with physical disability in community. Based on the Behavioral Model of Andersen, predisposing, enabling, and need factors are hypothesized to affect persons with physical disability's untreated experiences.The data were analyzed by statistical methods such as frequency and multiple logistic regression analysis.Result: Participation rates of untreated experiences were 26.7%. The significant factors of persons with physical disability's untreated experiences are predisposing factors (gender, partner, and religion), enabling factors (income, private insurance, information of assistive device, disability discrimination, and subjective discrimination), and need factors(subjective

Association Between Convenience of Transportation and Unmet Healthcare Needs of Rural Elderly in Korea

“…Both GR2 and GR3 had low levels of unmet healthcare needs caused by a lack of transportation and relatively high levels of unmet healthcare needs caused by an inconvenient reservation, waiting, or use time. In a previous study focused on the reasons for unmet healthcare needs, the most prevalent reason was found to be economic [27,30]. The fact that the reason for unmet healthcare needs varies according to the characteristics of the group and the level of inconvenience of transportation is the most likely explanation for why the current study found different results for the level of unmet healthcare needs in the rural elderly than previous studies.…”