Abstract
This study investigates the impact of access barriers to eye care services among people with physical disability in Hong Kong. 250 participants completed the assisted self-administered questionnaires. There were statistical differences in ranking of access barriers between recent eye service-users and non-users. The impact of access barriers including: consultation fee (p = 0.009), need of accompanying helper (p = 0.049), knowledge about service provider (p = 0.011), transportation (p = 0.041), and access into building (p = 0.007) were significantly higher for non-users.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 46-49 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Procedia environmental sciences |
| Volume | 36 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Event | International Conference on Geographies of Health and Living in Cities [H-Cities] - Duration: 1 Jan 2016 → … |
Keywords
- Access barriers
- Eye care utilization
- Physical disability
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences
- General Environmental Science
- Geography, Planning and Development