Table 5 Impact of access abilities on indicators of problematic access1
| Access Ability | Access difficulty in last 6 months (outcome in regression model) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Difficulty getting needed care or advice OR (95% CI) |
Forgone care due to reported difficulty OR (95% CI) |
Use of ER due to reported difficulty OR (95% CI) |
Any ER use OR (95% CI) |
Any hospitalization OR (95% CI) | |
| Ability to seek | 0.36 (0.24; 0.53) | 0.42 (0.28; 0.65) | 0.60 (0.37; 0.97) | 0.69 (0.49; 0.97) |
0.82 (0.53; 1.28) n.s. |
| Ability to reach | 0.62 (0.44; 0.90) | 0.56 (0.38; 0.83) | 0.70 (0.45; 1.09) n.s. |
0.75 (0.54; 1.05) p = 0.10 |
0.84 (0.55; 1.29) n.s. |
| [In]ability to pay | 5.41 (2.07; 14.2) | 4.77 (1.91; 11.89) | 3.71 (1.59; 8.69) | 2.17 (1.01; 4.65) |
1.77 (0.73; 4.29) n.s. |
| Ability to explain (Engage-1) | 0.60 (0.44; 0.82) | 0.65 (0.46; 0.91) | 0.65 (0.44; 0.96) |
0.78 (0.59; 1.04) p = 0.09 |
0.91 (0.62;1.32) n.s. |
| Ability to self-manage (Engage-2) | 0.36 (0.24; 0.56) | 0.40 (0.25; 0.62) | 0.44 (0.28; 0.69) | 0.60 (0.42; 0.84) |
0.93 (0.60; 1.44) n.s. |
| Sum of abilities | 0.41 (0.30; 0.55) | 0.41 (0.29; 0.57) | 0.58 (0.41; 0.82) | 0.77 (0.61; 0.97) |
0.99 (0.73; 1.33) n.s. |