Informing equitable access to care: a cross-sectional study of travel burden to primary and rheumatology care for people with rheumatoid arthritis
Measuring the travel burden for people with RA to access care reveals patterns about the differences in how far patients travelled to seek RA care based on their residential geographic location. These findings will provide evidence to inform health care planning and address observed disparities towards the goal of achieving equitable care.
Authors
- John Hagens
- Deborah Anne Marshall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8467-8008)
- Xiaoxiao Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2479-897X)
- Dianne Mosher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7324-8459)
- Alka Patel
- Judy Seidel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6754-8984)
Institutions
- Alberta Health Services (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Equity in Health
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-025-02439-w
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.35
Funders
- Alberta Health Services
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research