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Prevalence of unmet health care need in older adults in 83 countries: measuring progressing towards universal health coverage in the context of global population ageing
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- Kowal P
- Corso B
- Anindya K
- Andrade FCD
- Giang TL
- Guitierrez MTC
- Pothisiri W
- Quashie NT
- Rosenberg M
- Towers A
- Vicerra PMM
- Minicuci N
- Ng N
- Byles J
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Current measures for monitoring progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) do not adequately account for populations that do not have the same level of access to quality care services and/or financial protection to cover health expenses for when care is accessed. This gap in accounting for unmet health care needs may contribute to underutilization of needed services or widening inequalities. Asking people whether or not their needs for health care have been met, as part of a household survey, is a pragmatic way of capturing this information. This analysis examined responses to self-reported questions about unmet need asked as part of 17 health, social and economic surveys conducted between 2001 and 2019, representing 83 low-, middle- and high-income countries. Noting the large variation in questions and response categories, the results point to low levels (less than 2%) of unmet need reported in adults aged 60+ years in countries like Andorra, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Slovenia, Thailand and Viet Nam to rates of over 50% in Georgia, Haiti, Morocco, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe. While unique, these estimates are likely underestimates, and do not begin to address issues of poor quality of care as a barrier or contributing to unmet need in those who were able to access care. Monitoring progress towards UHC will need to incorporate estimates of unmet need if we are to reach universality and reduce health inequalities in older populations. © 2023, BioMed Central Ltd., part of Springer Nature.
© 2023. BioMed Central Ltd., part of Springer Nature.
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- 1478-7954, 1478-7954
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- Article
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- 15-15
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Population Health Metrics BioMed Central Ltd
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- Aged; Aging; Health Facilities; Humans; Income; Prevalence; Universal Health Insurance; Andorra; Europe; Georgia; Haiti; Hispaniola; Morocco; Qatar; Rwanda; Slovenia; South Korea; Thailand; United States; Viet Nam; Zimbabwe; adult; aging population; demand analysis; disease prevalence; health care; health monitoring; health services; household survey; aged; aging; Andorra; article; Asia; Europe; Georgia (republic); Haiti; health insurance; health services research; high income country; human; Morocco; prevalence; Qatar; Rwanda; Slovenia; South Korea; Thailand; unmet medical need; Viet Nam; Western Hemisphere; Zimbabwe; health care facility; income; prevalence; universal health insurance
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Kowal P,Corso B,Anindya K,Andrade FCD,Giang TL,Guitierrez MTC,Pothisiri W,Quashie NT,Reina H,Rosenberg M,Towers A,Vicerra PMM,Minicuci N,NGN,Byles J. Prevalence of unmet health care need in older adults in 83 countries: measuring progressing towards universal health coverage in the context of global population ageing. Popul Health Metr. 2023. 21. (1):p. 15-15. IF:3,200. (2).