Abstract
Population ageing, combined with an increased use of health technologies to manage co-morbidities, is driving an increased demand for health and aged care services. High usage of these services is particularly common in older adults with the geriatric condition of frailty [1]. This vulnerable population group often faces a mismatch between their care needs and access to health care services due to impairments in physical functioning and/or dependence on other people for assistance...
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1257-1258 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Aging Clinical and Experimental Research |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Health service access
- Frailty
- Geographic Information System (GIS)
- Equity of access
- Accessibility