Barriers to health care
| Ongoing management3-151 | Cases (SLTA) | Matched hospital controls | Community comparison group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical accessibility | |||
| Regular GP | 96% | 98% | |
| Duration of attendance (years) | 6.9 (5.6) | 6.7 (6.1) | |
| Ease of appointment (easy, very easy) | 95% | 85% | |
| Time to GP (<1 hour) | 79% | 80% | |
| Ease of attendance (easy, very easy) | 89% | 79% | |
| Financial barriers | |||
| General: | |||
| Only income social security benefit | 36% | 22% | 2%3-150 |
| Paid employment | 48% | 52% | –3-151 |
| Asthma specific: | |||
| GP fee: | |||
| Usual (NZ$) | 16.0 (9.9) | 16.9 (10.4) | 30.9 (9.1) |
| After hours (NZ$) | 18.4 (13) | 16.9 (10.9) | 32.2 (12.4) |
| Medical insurance | 29% | 29% | 65%3-160 |
| Put off going to GP because of expense | 40% | 41% | 23%3-160 |
| Too expensive to fill prescription | 40% | 36% | 13%3-160 |
| Doctor-patient relationship | |||
| Wished my doctor talked to me more about my asthma | |||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 57% | 56% | 75% |
| Have confidence in my doctor's management | |||
| Strongly agree/agree | 81% | 80% | 51% |
| My doctor told me what the medicine would do | |||
| Strongly agree/agree | 81% | 78% | 82% |
| I feel understood by my doctor | |||
| Strongly agree/agree | 79% | 81% | 87% |