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Spatial methods for measuring access to health care

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posted on 2024-06-19, 20:58 authored by Hannah BeksHannah Beks, Sarah WoodSarah Wood, Robyn A Clark, Versace L Vincent
Abstract Access to health care is a universal human right and key indicator of health system performance. Spatial access encompasses geographic factors mediating with the accessibility and availability of health services. Equity of health service access is a global issue, which includes access to the specialized nursing workforce. Nursing research applying spatial methods is in its infancy. Given the use of spatial methods in health research is a rapidly developing field, it is timely to provide guidance to inspire greater application in cardiovascular research. Therefore, the objective of this methods paper is to provide an overview of spatial analysis methods to measure the accessibility and availability of health services, when to consider applying spatial methods, and steps to consider for application in cardiovascular nursing research.

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Journal

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volume

22

Article number

zvad086

Pagination

832-840

Location

London, Eng.

ISSN

1474-5151

eISSN

1873-1953

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Issue

8

Publisher

SAGE Publications

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