Cost and non-cost factors associated with delays in receiving medical care in adults with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Date
2024-05-28
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Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Abstract
Introduction:
The study aims to compare cost and non-cost factors associated with delays in receiving medical care in adults with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).
Methods:
Using 2014–2018 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Behaviour Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey (N = 508,203), multivariate logistic regression models were developed to compute the adjusted odds ratio of reasons for delays in medical care in adults with ASCVD.
Results:
Our study population of 61,227 adults with ASCVD (9.1%) had higher odds of any medical care delay (aOR 1.50, 95% CI 1.43–1.57), delay due to cost (aOR 1.55, 95% CI 1.45–1.65), long clinic wait times (aOR 1.21, 95% CI 1.04–1.39) and lack of transportation (aOR 1.64, 95% CI 1.47–1.84) than those without ASCVD.
Conclusion:
Novel public health and health policy approaches are urgently needed to reduce the cost- and non-cost-related barriers that adults with ASCVD encounter when accessing healthcare services.
Description
Mszar R, Hagan K, Lahan S, Parekh T. Cost and non-cost factors associated with delays in receiving medical care in adults with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. 2024;0(0). Copyright © The Author(s) 2024. doi:10.1177/14782715241256693. This article was originally published in Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The version of record is available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/14782715241256693.
Keywords
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, non-cost barriers to care, long wait time, delay care, no appointments
Citation
Mszar R, Hagan K, Lahan S, Parekh T. Cost and non-cost factors associated with delays in receiving medical care in adults with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/14782715241256693