Measuring the Opportunity Gap for Children from Birth to Age Eight and Understanding Barriers to Access

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
Opportunity Gap ◽  
Barriers To Access

scholarly journals “What We Want Is More Access…”: Experiences of Supportive Cancer Care and Strategies for Advancement in a Canadian Provincial Cancer Care Organization

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 2227-2238
Author(s):  
Jonathan Avery ◽  
Hannah K. Schulte ◽  
Kristin L. Campbell ◽  
Alan Bates ◽  
Lisa McCune ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supportive Care ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Care Organization ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Supportive Cancer Care ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
Barriers To Access ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Caregiver Experiences

Objectives: Despite calls for better supportive care, patients and families still commonly bear significant responsibility for managing the physical and mental health and social challenges of being diagnosed with and treated for cancer. As such, there is increased advocacy for integrated supportive care to ease the burden of this responsibility. The purpose of this study was to understand patient and caregiver experiences with supportive care to advance its delivery at a large provincial cancer care organization in Canada. Method: We used a qualitative descriptive approach to analyze focus groups with patients and caregivers from seven sites across the large provincial cancer care organization. Results: Focus group participants (n = 69) included cancer patients (n = 57) and caregivers (n = 12). Participants highlighted positive and negative aspects of their experience and strategies for improvement. These are depicted in three themes: (1) improving patient and provider awareness of services; (2) increasing access; (3) enhancing coordination and integration. Participants’ specific suggestions included centralizing relevant information about services, implementing a coach or navigator to help advocate for access, and delivering care virtually. Conclusions: Participants highlighted barriers to access and made suggestions for improving supportive care that they believed would reduce the burden associated with trying to manage their cancer journey.

scholarly journals Gaps in coverage and access in the European Union

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
E Webb ◽  
W Palm ◽  
E van Ginneken ◽  
S Lessof ◽  
L Siciliani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Undocumented Migrants ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Income Status ◽  
Barriers To Access ◽  
Collection Practice

Abstract Background At the request of the European Commission, the Observatory on Health Systems and Policies and the HSPM network have undertaken a study to explore gaps in universal health coverage in the European Union and increase the level of granularity in terms of areas or groups where accessibility is sub-optimal. Methods To explore these gaps more systematically a survey was developed based on the so-called cube model that comprises different dimensions determining health coverage, including population coverage, service coverage and cost coverage. In addition, access can also be hampered by other factors, which relate more to the physical availability of care, a person's ability to obtain necessary care or the attitude of the provider. The survey was sent to country contacts from the Health Systems and Policy Monitor network. Results Within the diversity of country cases found in the survey, the most significant barriers for accessing health care still seem to be associated with social and income status, rather than specific medical conditions. However, groups like mentally ill, homeless, frail elderly, undocumented migrants are more likely to face multiple layers of exclusion and complex barriers to access. Conclusions Health system interventions can close access gaps for these vulnerable groups and address inequities in access to care. Through detailed coverage design countries can indeed determine the extent to which financial hardship and catastrophic out-of-pocket spending can be prevented. Furthermore, scope exists to improve current data collection practice.

The revitalized tutoring center

2017 ◽  
Vol 98 (5) ◽  
pp. 61-66
Author(s):  
Jeremy Koselak
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Graduation Rates ◽  
Dramatic Improvement ◽  
Opportunity Gap ◽  
Teacher Teams ◽  
Peer Tutors ◽  
School Day ◽  
Community Volunteers

One high-leverage strategy rooted in a strong research base — the revitalized tutoring center — provides a wealth of opportunity to students who may be otherwise underserved. This embedded, open-all-day tutoring center supports collaborative teacher teams by using peer tutors and community volunteers. By centralizing resources and providing supports during the school day, free to all students and targeted to some, the center helps schools close the opportunity gap without overburdening teachers, schedules, or budgets. One high school in Colorado that implemented the approach experienced a dramatic improvement in on-time graduation rates.

As barreiras de acesso aos serviços de urgência e emergência no Brasil: uma revisão integrativa / Barriers to access urgent and emergency services in Brazil: an integrative review

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 80619-80629
Author(s):  
Ismênia Maria Marques Moreira ◽  
Maria Salete Bessa Jorge ◽  
Álvaro Farias Nepomuceno Carneiro ◽  
Maria Cláudia Carneiro Pinto ◽  
Kílvia Pinheiro De Freitas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Services ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Barriers To Access

Distress and impaired functioning, coping mechanisms and barriers to access mental health services among Syrian refugees and Jordanian adults after eight years of Syrian crisis: a cross-sectional study (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yousef Khader ◽  
Ahmad Bawaneh ◽  
Zaid Al-Hamdan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Barriers To Access

BACKGROUND The Syrian conflict started in 2011 and resulted ever since in a large displacement of Syrians. Conflict-related violence coupled with displacement related stressors such as poverty, poor access to health services, loss of family support and discrimination had a significant impact on the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of Syrian refugee OBJECTIVE This study aimed to identify the perceived symptoms of severe distress and impaired functioning, identify coping mechanisms and identify the barriers to access mental health services among Syrian refugees and Jordanian adults. METHODS This cross-sectional study study took place in 14 randomly selected sites in Jordan where Syrian refugees are concentered and from Za’tari refugee camp. A toolkit for humanitarian settings was used for data collection. RESULTS Of the 1424 participants, 43.4% had distress; 38.9% among host population, 57.0% among refugees in urban communities, and 23.0% among refugees in camp (p <0.005). Overall, finding comfort in faith and spiritual beliefs was the most common coping mechanism reported by those who perceived to be experiencing distress. CONCLUSIONS A significant proportion of Syrian refugees had distress symptoms. It is recommended to incorporate mental health services into broad-based community settings, such as schools, primary prevention or case management programs.

scholarly journals Barriers to Access to Dental Treatment for People with Physical Disabilities in a Brazilian Metropolis

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Gabriela Mancia de Gutierrez ◽  
Michele Baffi Diniz ◽  
Bárbara Favero Araújo Lima ◽  
Karen Krzyzanovski dos Santos ◽  
Maria Teresa Botti Rodrigues Santos
Keyword(s):  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Barriers To Access ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document