Resumen

PENA-MONTOYA, Maria Eugenia; GARZON-DUQUE, Maria; CARDONA-ARANGO, Doris  y  SEGURA-CARDONA, Angela. Acceso a los servicios de salud de los adultos mayores. Antioquia - Colombia: Access to health services for older adults. Antioquia - Colombia. Univ. Salud [online]. 2016, vol.18, n.2, pp.219-231. ISSN 0124-7107.

Objective: To determine the waiting time for the allocation of medical appointments with general practitioner for older adults over the Antioquia regions in 2012, according to their socio demographic, economic, health status, personal, family and health service characteristics. Material and methods: A transversal retrospective research was done with secondary source of representative demographic based data, taking as reference population 4.215 surveys of older adults. Univariate and bivariate analysis were performed and the factors that most explained the access and the use of health services by older adults were identified. Results: According to the described variables and its association with the waiting time for the allocation of medical appointments with general practitioner at every region, it is possible to identify the following factors with statistical significance: rural area of residence, health situation, not having certified education or only having studies in primary school, living in low strata and being affiliated to the regime. Conclusion: The waiting time for the allocation of medical appointments with general practitioner is still an access barrier to health services for older adults all over the analyzed Antioquia regions, which is explained by features like resident area, health state perception, educational level and type of affiliation, according to the region of the department.

Palabras clave : Aged; health services accessibility; referral and consultation.

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