Optimizing the two-step floating catchment area method for measuring spatial accessibility to medical clinics in Montreal. [PDF]
BMC Health Serv Res, 2011 Background Reducing spatial access disparities to healthcare services is a growing priority for healthcare planners especially among developed countries with aging populations.
Ngui AN, Apparicio P.
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Measuring Spatial Accessibility of Water Points in Dodoma City Council: Adaptation of the Two-step Floating Catchment Area Method [PDF]
African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial SciencesContext and background Conventional methods for measuring water point accessibility based on threshold demand or distance, result in uniform indices that may be inflated/deflated at different dwelling places within administrative units.
Frank Edward Mahuve +1 more
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Spatial accessibility of primary health care utilising the two step floating catchment area method: an assessment of recent improvements. [PDF]
Int J Health Geogr, 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 MR.
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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 +2 more
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Potential accessibility scores for hospital care in a province of Japan: GIS-based ecological study of the two-step floating catchment area method and the number of neighborhood hospitals. [PDF]
BMC Health Serv Res, 2017 Background For achieving equity of the accessibility to primary healthcare, measuring potential geographical accessibility is essential. The provider-to-population ratio is the most frequently used measure.
Nakamura T +4 more
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Spatial access to residential care resources in Beijing, China [PDF]
International Journal of Health Geographics, 2012 Background As the population is ageing rapidly in Beijing, the residential care sector is in a fast expansion process with the support of the municipal government. Understanding spatial accessibility to residential care resources by older people supports
Cheng Yang, Wang Jiaoe, Rosenberg Mark W
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A comparison of floating catchment area parameters with applications to a dataset of clinics enrolled in a statewide child and adolescent psychiatric consultation program. [PDF]
Front Public HealthIntroductionHealthcare resources are often crucial but limited, requiring careful consideration and informed allocation based on population needs and potential healthcare access.
Hunyadi J +7 more
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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2022 In order to access the spatial accessibility of emergency shelters, the relationship between the supply and demand of emergency shelters in the two dimensions of space and non-space must be comprehensively considered. Meanwhile, it is vital to understand
Zilin Ding +5 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 Telehealth has been widely employed and has transformed how healthcare is delivered in the United States as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. While telehealth is utilized and encouraged to reduce the cost and travel burden for access to healthcare, there ...
Fahui Wang +6 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 In order to improve the health and quality of life of older adults, the Chinese government is dedicated to establishing an equilibrium level of primary healthcare services for all communities.
Jingyu Yu +3 more
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