在 Aotearoa 新西兰,物理治疗护理的地理可用性
Miranda Buhler1, Tayyab Shah2, Meredith Perry1
1School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, 325 Great King Street, Dunedin North, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand.
Spatial and spatio-temporal epidemiology
|June 14, 2024
概括
新西兰的理疗劳动力分布不均,尽管整体比例很好. 这项研究揭示了在获得物理治疗护理方面存在显著的地理差异,突出了需要注意的领域,以减少健康不平等.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 卫生地理 卫生地理
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
背景情况:
- 物理治疗对于管理许多健康状况至关重要,但获得差异导致健康不平等.
- 新西兰物理治疗服务的地理可访问性以前没有被评估.
- 了解空间分布是解决医疗保健获取不平等问题的关键.
研究的目的:
- 评估新西兰物理治疗工作人员相对于人口的地理可访问性.
- 在当地范围内确定物理治疗护理可访问性较低的地区.
- 为改善公平获得理疗服务的战略提供信息.
主要方法:
- 一项以人口为基础的研究,利用5582名理疗师的地理编码位置.
- 与2018年人口普查数据的整合,以计算可访问性得分.
- 应用三步浮动流域方法进行空间分析.
主要成果:
- 新西兰的物理治疗与人口比率高于许多经合组织国家.
- 在全国范围内发现了物理治疗工作人员的严重分配不当.
- 确定了特定的地区和地点,特别是地理上对物理治疗护理的访问能力较低的地区和地点.
结论:
- 尽管全国比例有利,但新西兰物理治疗师的空间分布不公平.
- 这项研究强调了物理疗法获得的重要地理差异.
- 调查结果强调需要有针对性的干预措施,以改善服务不足地区的物理治疗服务的可访问性.
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