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R J Baran1, S S Chhabra, B I Newman
1DePaul University, Chicago.
Abstract:
The growing elderly market in the United States has spawned a number of studies examining different aspects of the elderly market such as their expenditure patterns, healthcare needs, attitudinal types, etc. One of the least studied areas in this field is the transportation of the elderly to their primary health care facilities. This study was undertaken to assess the likelihood of adoption by the elderly of two proposed transportation alternatives by a hospital in a major metropolitan area: a shuttle service and an escort service. The receptivity to the proposed new service was hypothesized to differ across age subsegments among the elderly. Five-hundred and fifty-three elderly, selected at random, were studied in telephone interviews. The results show that the escort service was received more favorably than the shuttle service and the 75+ age group was the most receptive to the two services. The 71-75 age group appeared to be the least receptive to the proposed services.
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