Measures of social deprivation that predict health care access and need within a rational area of primary care service delivery.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To develop a measure of social deprivation that is associated with health care access and health outcomes at a novel geographic level, primary care service area.

Data sources/study setting

Secondary analysis of data from the Dartmouth Atlas, AMA Masterfile, National Provider Identifier data, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, American Community Survey, Area Resource File, and Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System. Data were aggregated to primary care service areas (PCSAs).

Study design

Social deprivation variables were selected from literature review and international examples. Factor analysis was used. Correlation and multivariate analyses were conducted between index, health outcomes, and measures of health care access. The derived index was comp

SUBMITTER: Butler DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3626349 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature