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Service uptake. Clock wise.

D Torgerson1, C Donaldson

  • 1Aberdeen University.

The Health Service Journal
|September 24, 1994
PubMed
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True healthcare equity requires addressing the hidden costs of time spent by specific social groups accessing services. These economic burdens must be recognized and mitigated for fair access.

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Area of Science:

  • Health economics
  • Social determinants of health
  • Healthcare access equity

Background:

  • Healthcare access is often evaluated based on direct financial costs.
  • The indirect costs, particularly time burdens, disproportionately affect certain social groups.
  • These time-related costs represent a significant barrier to equitable healthcare utilization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the economic impact of time spent using healthcare services.
  • To argue for the inclusion of time costs in equity assessments.
  • To advocate for policy changes addressing these access barriers.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of healthcare access and equity.
  • Economic evaluation of non-financial costs in healthcare.

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  • Review of literature on social group disparities in healthcare utilization.

    • Main Results:

    • Time spent accessing healthcare services imposes significant economic costs on specific social groups.
    • These time costs are a critical, yet often overlooked, component of healthcare inequity.
    • Failure to address time costs perpetuates disparities in health service access.

    Conclusions:

    • Achieving true equity in healthcare access necessitates quantifying and mitigating the time costs borne by vulnerable populations.
    • Policy interventions should consider the total economic burden, including time, to ensure fair access for all social groups.
    • Further research is needed to fully understand and address the multifaceted barriers to equitable healthcare access.