Social disparities in access and quality of consultation in outpatient care in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Overall, research on social determinants of access and quality of outpatient care in Germany is scarce. Therefore, social disparities (according to sex, age, income, migration background, and health insurance) in perceived access and quality of consultation in outpatient care (primary care physicians and specialists) in Germany were explored in this study.

Methods

Analyses made use of a cross-sectional online survey. An adult population sample was randomly drawn from a panel which was recruited offline (N = 2,201). Perceived access was assessed by waiting time for an appointment (in days) and travel time to the practice (in minutes), while quality of consultation was measured by consultation time (in minutes) and quality of communication (scale of four items, Cron

SUBMITTER: von dem Knesebeck O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11323346 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature