Access to medicines for the treatment of chronic diseases in Chile: qualitative analysis of perceived patient barriers and facilitators in five regions of the country.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Access to medicines is one of the most serious public health problems globally, and Chile is not an exception. The aim of this study was to explore patients' perceptions, beneficiaries of both public and private health sectors, of barriers and facilitators in access to medicines in general, and those associated with the treatment of diabetes, dyslipidemia and hypertension.

Methods

Ten focus groups of patients with these diseases, diagnosed for at least six months and with prescribed medication, were carried out in five regions of Chile: Arica (north), Aysén (south), and Valparaíso, Metropolitan, and Maule (center).

Results

The experience of access to medicines is determined by the insurance system, the experience of care with public or private providers, an

SUBMITTER: Castillo-Laborde C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11577939 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature