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Access to Physical Therapy in a Medically Underserved, Urban Community
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
|May 28, 2019
Summary
Access to physical therapy (PT) in Chicago
Area of Science:
- Health Services Research
- Community Health
- Rehabilitation Medicine
Background:
- Austin is Chicago's largest community, with an 85% African American population.
- Understanding physical therapy (PT) access is crucial for this underserved demographic.
Purpose of the Study:
- Examine facilitators and barriers to physical therapy (PT) access.
- Gather insights from Austin community residents and healthcare providers (HCPs).
Main Methods:
- Focus groups conducted with 47 community residents.
- Interviews with 7 Austin-based healthcare providers (HCPs).
- Constant comparative analysis of transcribed focus groups and interviews.
Main Results:
- Insurance and positive perceptions of PT facilitate access.
- Barriers include PT clinic proximity, cost, and limited knowledge of PT benefits.
- Identified modifiable barriers impacting PT access.
Conclusions:
- Addressing modifiable barriers can improve PT access.
- Recommendations include increasing PT awareness and developing affordable PT options.
- Highlights the existence of a 'PT desert' in underserved communities.
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