Factors influencing healthcare access among older adults in Southeast Asia: a scoping review guided by the levesque framework.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Access to healthcare among the aging population in the WHO Southeast Asia (WHO-SEARO) encounters several challenges, resulting in unmet healthcare needs in this region. These challenges are associated with adverse health outcomes, including the growing prevalence of multimorbidity (also referred to as multiple long-term conditions), and heightened economic and systemic burdens on healthcare infrastructures.

Method

This study aimed to identify factors influencing healthcare access among older individuals in the WHO-SEARO, adopting a Scoping review methodology based on the Arksey and O'Malley Framework (2005) and the Levesque conceptual framework for access to healthcare.

Results

Multiple databases, including Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, and CINAHL, were s

SUBMITTER: Kumar AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12797660 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature