Barriers to depression care among middle-aged and older adults in Taiwan's universal healthcare system.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Barriers to depression care differ across countries, highlighting the importance of identifying gaps in health-service coverage for regional health systems. This study aims to identify the bottlenecks of depression care and associated factors.

Methods

We used data from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging of 2015, included 7675 participants aged 50 years and older. We identified participants with clinically relevant depression using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale or Taiwan's National Health Insurance program claims records of depressive disorders. Bottleneck analysis was based on a modified Tanahashi framework with four stages: healthcare accessibility, initial contact, adequate treatment, and effective coverage. Individual factors assoc

SUBMITTER: Chang TY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9535419 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature