%0 Journal Article
%@ 1326-0200
%A Hausdorf, Katrin
%A Rogers, Carla M.
%A Whiteman, David C.
%A Newman, Beth M.
%A Coxeter, Peter D.
%A Youl, Philippa H.
%A Aitken, Joanne F.
%D 2008
%F quteprints:18553
%I Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
%J Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
%K Health services accessibility
%K Healthcare disparities
%K Rural health services
%K Geography
%N 3
%P 246-249
%R 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00223.x
%T Rating access to health care : are there differences according to geographical region?
%U https://eprints.qut.edu.au/18553/
%V 32
%X 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.