根据驾驶时间和农村地区,在连续的美国范围内访问社区药房
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA
|January 12, 2024
概括
社区药房的地理可达性至关重要,特别是在农村地区. 这项研究使用了驾驶时间分析来揭示,虽然大多数地区都有良好的药店接入,但农村人口普查区落后,突出了护理方面的潜在差异.
科学领域:
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 地理信息系统 地理信息系统
- 农村卫生 农村卫生
背景情况:
- 社区药房接入对于医疗保健至关重要,特别是在农村地区,但现有的地理接入测量是有限的.
- 邮购药房的使用率仍然很低,越来越依赖社区实体药房.
研究的目的:
- 用改进的驾驶时间分析方法测量连接的美国各地的药房准入.
- 为了比较农村,郊区和城市地区的药房准入.
主要方法:
- 采用双步浮动流域方法,结合药店供应,人口需求和旅行时间.
- 利用网络分析来确定从人口普查区中心到药房的行车时间.
- 根据人口密度将人口普查区分为农村,郊区或城市.
主要成果:
- 79.9%和91.1%的人口普查区分别可以在10分钟和20分钟的车程内到达药房.
- 农村人口普查区显示,与郊区和城市地区相比,在驾驶时间方面,药房准入率最低.
结论:
- 社区药房在城市和郊区环境中非常容易进入,作为关键的医疗保健接入点.
- 药房可以被利用来扩大对地理范围有限的服务的访问,例如阿片类药物使用障碍治疗和初级保健.
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