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Using floating catchment area (FCA) metrics to predict health care utilization patterns [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background Floating Catchment Area (FCA) metrics provide a comprehensive measure of potential spatial accessibility to health care services and are often used to identify geographic disparities in health care access.
Paul L. Delamater, Ashton M. Shortridge, Rachel C. Kilcoyne   +2 more
doaj   +4 more sources

In-patient costs of agitation and containment in a mental health catchment area [PDF]

BMC Psychiatry, 2017
Background There is a scarce number of studies on the cost of agitation and containment interventions and their results are still inconclusive. We aimed to calculate the economic consequences of agitation events in an in-patient psychiatric facility ...
Antoni Serrano-Blanco, Maria Rubio-Valera, Ignacio Aznar-Lou, Luisa Baladón Higuera, Karina Gibert, Alfredo Gracia Canales, Lisette Kaskens, José Miguel Ortiz, Luis Salvador-Carulla   +8 more
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Comprehensive determinants of health service utilisation for mental health reasons in a canadian catchment area [PDF]

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2012
Introduction This study sought to identify factors associated with health service utilisation by individuals with mental disorders in a Canadian catchment area. Methods To be included in the study, participants had to be aged between 15 and 65 and reside
Fleury Marie-Josée, Grenier Guy, Bamvita Jean-Marie, Perreault Michel, Kestens Yan, Caron Jean   +5 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Catchment Area in Health Services: Studies in Kasembon and Pujon Subdistricts, Malang Regency

Jurnal Administrasi Publik (Public Administration Journal), 2022
This study aims to analyze the application of health services in Kasembon and Pujon Districts in Malang Regency based on the catchment area perspective, as well as analyze the challenges of the practice of accessing health services.
Deasy Ariffiani, Sri Umiyati, Sri Wahyuni   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Perinatal Health Outcomes Across Rural and Nonrural Counties Within a Single Health System Catchment

Women's Health Reports, 2023
Background: Perinatal health outcomes are influenced by a variety of socioeconomic, behavioral, and economic factors that reduce access to health services.
Dominick J. Lemas, Claire Layton, Hailey Ballard, Ke Xu, John C. Smulian, Matthew Gurka, Matthew Shane Loop, Erica L. Smith, Callie F. Reeder, Adetola Louis-Jacques, Chu J. Hsiao, Nicole Cacho, Jaclyn Hall   +12 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Spatial accessibility of primary health care utilising the two step floating catchment area method: an assessment of recent improvements

International Journal of Health Geographics, 2012
Background The two step floating catchment area (2SFCA) method has emerged in the last decade as a key measure of spatial accessibility, particularly in its application to primary health care access.
McGrail Matthew R
doaj   +2 more sources

GEOGRAPHIC ACCESSIBILITY ANALYSIS USING THE E2SFCA MODEL IN HOSPITALS LOCATED IN ARMENIA, QUINDÍO [PDF]

Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites, 2023
This research applies the Enhanced Two-step Floating Catchment Area method to determine the accessibility conditions of to the health care network in an intermediate Colombian city. This research aims to evaluate the medical personnel supply concerning
Johnatan Estik BARRÍOS, Carlos Alberto MONCADA, Diego Alexander ESCOBAR   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimated travel time and staffing constraints to accessing the Ethiopian health care system: A two-step floating catchment area analysis

Journal of Global Health, 2023
Background Despite large investments in the public health care system, disparities in health outcomes persist between lower- and upper-income individuals, as well as rural vs urban dwellers in Ethiopia.
N. Hendrix, Samson Warkaye, Latera Tesfaye, Mesfin Agachew Woldekidan, Asrat Arja, Ryoko Sato, S. T. Memirie, A. Mirkuzie, F. Getnet, S. Verguet   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Equal access to outreach mental health care? Exploring how the place of residence influences the use of intensive home treatment in a rural catchment area in Germany

BMC Psychiatry, 2022
Background Internationally, intensive psychiatric home treatment has been increasingly implemented as a community-based alternative to inpatient admission.
J. Schwarz, J. Hemmerling, N. Kabisch, L. Galbusera, M. Heinze, Sebastian von Peter, J. Wolff   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Population Health Assessment in a Community Cancer Center Catchment Area: Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, Alcohol Use, and Obesity in New Castle County, Delaware

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 2021
Background: The NCI requires designated cancer centers to conduct catchment area assessments to guide cancer control and prevention efforts designed to reduce the local cancer burden.
S. Siegel, Madeline M. Brooks, J. Sims-Mourtada, Z. Schug, Dawn J. Leonard, N. Petrelli, F. Curriero   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source