What explains the regional variation in the use of general practitioners in Australia?

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Regional variation in the use of health care services is widespread. Identifying and understanding the sources of variation and how much variation is unexplained can inform policy interventions to improve the efficiency and equity of health care delivery. METHODS:We examined the regional variation in the use of general practitioners (GPs) using data from the Social Health Atlas of Australia by Statistical Local Area (SLAs). 756 SLAs were included in the analysis. The outcome variable of GP visits per capita by SLAs was regressed on a series of demand-side factors measuring population health status and demographic characteristics and supply-side factors measuring access to physicians. Each group of variables was entered into the model sequentially to assess their explanatory shar

SUBMITTER: Mu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7168818 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature