Assessment of Sensory Impairment and Health Care Satisfaction Among Medicare Beneficiaries.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Satisfaction with care is associated with improved quality of care and health outcomes. Sensory impairment can be a barrier to effective communication and access to care, and this may result in reduced satisfaction with care.

Objective

This study examined the association between sensory impairment and health care satisfaction among Medicare beneficiaries.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used data from the 2017 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS), a nationally representative in-person survey of Medicare beneficiaries. Functional sensory impairment was categorized as no sensory impairment, hearing impairment, vision impairment, and dual sensory impairment. Patient dissatisfaction included responses on quality of care, ease

SUBMITTER: Assi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7666423 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature