@article{quteprints18553,
           pages = {246--249},
          number = {3},
       publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia},
            year = {2008},
          author = {Katrin Hausdorf and Carla M. Rogers and David C. Whiteman and Beth M. Newman and Peter D. Coxeter and Philippa H. Youl and Joanne F. Aitken},
           title = {Rating access to health care : are there differences according to geographical region?},
           month = {June},
         journal = {Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health},
          volume = {32},
             doi = {10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00223.x},
             url = {https://eprints.qut.edu.au/18553/},
        keywords = {Health services accessibility, Healthcare disparities, Rural health services, Geography},
        abstract = {Objective: To report on satisfaction with access to health care in Queensland focussing on regional differences.-----

Methods: A sub-sample of 4440 respondents with no history of cancer from the Queensland Cancer Risk Study who completed a self-administered questionnaire was used for this study.-----

Main outcome measures: Perceptions of overall difficulty gaining access to health care and ratings of access to various health care services by region.-----

Results: Queenslanders living outside major cities reported less satisfaction with access to various aspects of health care services. Age was associated with more favourable ratings of health care access.-----

Conclusions: Despite public health efforts to increase service provision throughout Queensland, health care access is still rated relatively less favourably by Queenslanders in regional and remote parts of the state.-----

Implications: Identifying which services are difficult to access and why will assist public health policy makers in improving health service accessibility.}
}