绘制得克萨斯州儿童医院的访问地图
Shadi Maleki1, Nathaniel Dede-Bamfo2, Elizabeth Ekren1
1Translational Health Research Center, Texas State University, 151 Stagecoach Trail, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA.
International journal of environmental research and public health
|February 24, 2024
概括
德克萨斯州的许多儿童面临着长时间的旅行时间到儿科急诊,特别是在农村地区. 这项研究突出了差异,以及在全州范围内扩大儿科医疗保健服务的需要.
科学领域:
- 医疗保健可访问性研究
- 儿科急诊医学 儿科急诊医学
- 农村健康差异 农村健康差异
背景情况:
- 获得儿科急诊服务和医院床位对于儿童的医疗保健至关重要.
- 德克萨斯州广的农村地区和有限的公共交通工具造成了重大访问挑战.
- 德克萨斯州75%的儿童生活在距离儿科急诊或专科护理设施的距离超过一个小时.
研究的目的:
- 为了绘制德克萨斯州儿童医院的地理可访问性.
- 在服务区域内模拟人均医院床位的可用性.
- 为了确定在全州的儿科医疗保健获得的差异.
主要方法:
- 医院位置和患者旅行时间的地理空间分析.
- 与人口密度相对应的医院病床容量的建模.
- 对德克萨斯州儿童医疗保健准入指标的分析.
主要成果:
- 在获得儿科紧急护理方面发现了显著的地理差异,特别影响农村人口.
- 主要的大都市地区显示出更好的地理接入,但可能面临医院床位可用性的限制.
- 德克萨斯的农村地区急需增加儿科医疗保健服务.
结论:
- 德克萨斯州农村地区急需扩大儿科医疗保健服务.
- 医疗保健基础设施的发展也在不断增长的都市地区是必要的,以解决床位能力问题.
- 解决这些获取和能力差异对于改善德克萨斯州儿科医疗保健结果至关重要.
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