A model for measuring healthcare accessibility using the behavior of demand: a conditional logit model-based floating catchment area method.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Estimating realistic access to health services is essential for designing support policies for healthcare delivery systems. Many studies have proposed a metric to calculate accessibility. However, patients' realistic willingness to use a hospital was not explicitly considered. This study aims to derive a new type of potential accessibility that incorporates a patient's realistic preference in selecting a hospital.

Methods

This study proposes a floating catchment area (FCA)-type metric combined with a discrete choice model. Specifically, a new FCA-type metric (clmFCA) was proposed using a conditional logit model. Such a model estimates patients' realistic willingness to use health services. The proposed metric was then applied to calculate the accessibility of obst

SUBMITTER: Jang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8259122 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature