Imbalanced access to pediatric primary care in Switzerland: geographic differences and modeled future challenges.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to determine the number, age, geographic distribution, and accessibility of primary care pediatricians (PCP) in Switzerland, and to model the regional need for substitutions of soon-to-retire PCPs 5 years from now. We conducted a population-based study applying the floating catchment area method (Modified Huff-model-based Variable 3 Step Floating Catchment Area, MHV3SFCA) to calculate supply density indices (SDI) and produced accessibility maps based on data on PCP of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) and the spatial data set of the statistics on population and households (STATPOP). In 2019, 1332 PCPs were working in pediatric practices in Switzerland (average workload: 70.4%), caring for 1,335,177 children and adolescents under the age of 15 years (i.e., 14

SUBMITTER: von Rhein M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12477076 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature