Socioeconomic status and geographical factors associated with active listing in primary care: a cross-sectional population study accounting for multimorbidity, age, sex and primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Socioeconomic status and geographical factors are associated with health and use of healthcare. Well-performing primary care contributes to better health and more adequate healthcare. In a primary care system based on patient's choice of practice, this choice (listing) is a key to understand the system.

Objective

To explore the relationship between population and practices in a primary care system based on listing.

Methods

Cross-sectional population-based study. Logistic regressions of the associations between active listing in primary care, income, education, distances to healthcare and geographical location, adjusting for multimorbidity, age, sex and type of primary care practice.

Setting and subjects

Population over 15 years (n=123 168) in a Swedi

SUBMITTER: Ranstad K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5734444 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature