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| Title |
Measuring geographical accessibility to palliative and end of life (PEoLC) related facilities: a comparative study in an area with well-developed specialist palliative care (SPC) provision
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| Published in |
BMC Palliative Care, January 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12904-017-0185-0 |
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| Authors |
Clare Pearson, Julia Verne, Claudia Wells, Giovanna M. Polato, Irene J Higginson, Wei Gao |
| Abstract |
Geographical accessibility is important in accessing healthcare services. Measuring it has evolved alongside technological and data analysis advances. High correlations between different methods have been detected, but no comparisons exist in the context of palliative and end of life care (PEoLC) studies. To assess how geographical accessibility can affect PEoLC, selection of an appropriate method to capture it is crucial. We therefore aimed to compare methods of measuring geographical accessibility of decedents to PEoLC-related facilities in South London, an area with well-developed SPC provision. Individual-level death registration data in 2012 (n = 18,165), from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) were linked to area-level PEoLC-related facilities from various sources. Simple and more complex measures of geographical accessibility were calculated using the residential postcodes of the decedents and postcodes of the nearest hospital, care home and hospice. Distance measures (straight-line, travel network) and travel times along the road network were compared using geographic information system (GIS) mapping and correlation analysis (Spearman rho). Borough-level maps demonstrate similarities in geographical accessibility measures. Strong positive correlation exist between straight-line and travel distances to the nearest hospital (rho = 0.97), care home (rho = 0.94) and hospice (rho = 0.99). Travel times were also highly correlated with distance measures to the nearest hospital (rho range = 0.84-0.88), care home (rho = 0.88-0.95) and hospice (rho = 0.93-0.95). All correlations were significant at p < 0.001 level. Distance-based and travel-time measures of geographical accessibility to PEoLC-related facilities in South London are similar, suggesting the choice of measure can be based on the ease of calculation. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1 | 17% |
| South Africa | 1 | 17% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 3 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 49 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 49 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 7 | 14% |
| Researcher | 5 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 10% |
| Lecturer | 3 | 6% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 8 | 16% |
| Unknown | 18 | 37% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 12% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 4% |
| Psychology | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 5 | 10% |
| Unknown | 21 | 43% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 13. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 March 2017.
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#2,705,842
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#298
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#5
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