Access to Rehabilitation
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Access to health care means having timely use of personal health services to achieve the best possible health outcomes and comprises of four components;
- Coverage: facilitates entry into the health care system. Uninsured people are less likely to receive medical care and more likely to have poor health status.
- Services: Having a usual source of care is associated with adults receiving recommended screening and prevention services.
- Timel iness: ability to provide health care when the need is recognized.
- Workforce: capable, qualified, culturally competent providers.
Challenges[edit | edit source]
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Barriers[edit | edit source]
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Facilitators[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
- Cieza A, Causey K, Kamenov K, Hanson SW, Chatterji S, Vos T. Global Estimates of the need for rehabilitation based on the Global Burden of Disease study 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet. 2020 Dec 1.