The role of mesolevel characteristics of the health care system and socioeconomic factors on health care use - results of a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Besides macrolevel characteristics of a health care system, mesolevel access characteristics can exert influence on socioeconomic inequalities in healthcare use. These reflect access to healthcare, which is shaped on a smaller scale than the national level, by the institutions and establishments of a health system that individuals interact with on a regular basis. This scoping review maps the existing evidence about the influence of mesolevel access characteristics and socioeconomic position on healthcare use. Furthermore, it summarizes the evidence on the interaction between mesolevel access characteristics and socioeconomic inequalities in healthcare use.

Methods

We used the databases MEDLINE (PubMed), Web of Science, Scopus, and PsycINFO and followed the 'Prefe

SUBMITTER: Bammert P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10885500 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature