Medical accessibility and underreporting of occupational diseases: effect of travel distance and travel time
Our study shows how poor medical accessibility leads to underreporting, especially for mildly sick cases, and up to 40% of ODs could be underreported. Using this method, we can evaluate the cost-effectiveness of adding reporting hospitals in areas with poor medical accessibility.
Authors
- Chi‐Hsien Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8096-8318)
- Ching‐Chun Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1898-5330)
- Ping Hui Chen
- Ta‐Chen Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7523-7166)
- Po-Ching Chu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9678-3980)
- Yue Leon Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8530-4809)
Institutions
- National Health Research Institutes (TW)
- National Taiwan University (TW)
- National Taiwan University Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
- Published
- 2025-04-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2025.1545460
- Primary Topic
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00