Barriers to Health Care Access Among the Elderly and Who Perceives Them
Annette L. Fitzpatrick, PhD, MA,
Neil R. Powe, MD, MPH, MBA,
Lawton S. Cooper, MD, MPH,
Diane G. Ives, MPH and
John A. Robbins, MD
Annette L. Fitzpatrick is with the Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. Neil R. Powe is with the Department of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, and the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. Lawton S. Cooper is with the Prevention Studies Research Group, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications, Bethesda, Md. Diane G. Ives is with the Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. John A. Robbins is with the Department of Internal Medicine, University of CaliforniaDavis, Sacramento, Calif.
FIGURE 1—Distribution of self-reported responses to the question "How much did each of the following affect your ability to see a doctor in the past year?" from 592 participants in the Cardiovascular Health Study affected by at least 1 barrier.