title: Access to Care and Satisfaction Among Health Center Patients With Chronic Conditions.
abstract: This study examined access to care and satisfaction among health center patients with chronic conditions. Data for this study were obtained from the 2009 Health Center Patient Survey. Dependent variables of interest included 5 measures of access to and satisfaction with care, whereas the main independent variable was number of chronic conditions. Results of bivariate analysis and multiple logistic regressions showed that patients with chronic conditions had significantly higher odds of reporting access barriers than those without chronic conditions. Our results suggested that additional efforts and resources are necessary to address the needs of health center patients with chronic conditions.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (Dr Shi); Da-Yeh University, Taiwan (Dr Lee); Johns Hopkins Primary Care Policy Center, Baltimore, Maryland (Drs Shi, Lee, and Haile and Ms Liang); US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Rockville, Maryland (Ms Chung and Dr Sripipatana); and Mathematica Policy Research, Oakland, California (Dr Haile).
authors.forename: Leiyu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: De-Chih
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Geraldine Pierre
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Haile
authors.forename: Hailun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Alek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sripipatana
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000071069:Multiple Chronic Conditions / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D064876:Safety-net Providers / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult