title: Cost barriers reduce confidence in receiving medical care when seriously ill.
abstract: People need to trust that necessary care will be provided in the case of serious illness or injury, but negative experiences with the healthcare system reduce confidence. In this article, we discuss the effect of cost barriers on people's confidence in receiving safe and quality medical care when falling seriously ill in seven countries: Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.
authors: Department of Sociology, University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany MZES, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany. wendt@soziologie.uni-siegen.de
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Wendt
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Mischke
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Pfeifer
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Reibling
mesh_terms: D044362:Australasia; D017281:Cost of Illness; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009656:North America; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D035502:Trust