Advancing equity of health service accessibility through spatial analysis: Applying the 3-step floating catchment area method for examining physiotherapy in Aotearoa New Zealand

This study demonstrates a novel application of the distance-based 3-step floating catchment area (3SFCA) method to examine the distribution of NZ physiotherapy workforce spatial accessibility at a high acuity level stratified by demographic indicators of health need (Māori or Pacific ethnicity, socioeconomic deprivation, rurality).

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2025-09-15
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17120186
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Global Health Workforce Issues
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Advancing equity of health service accessibility through spatial analysis: Applying the 3-step floating catchment area method for examining physiotherapy in Aotearoa New Zealand

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Global Health Workforce Issues
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Advancing equity of health service accessibility through spatial analysis: Applying the 3-step floating catchment area method for examining physiotherapy in Aotearoa New Zealand

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Abstract

This study demonstrates a novel application of the distance-based 3-step floating catchment area (3SFCA) method to examine the distribution of NZ physiotherapy workforce spatial accessibility at a high acuity level stratified by demographic indicators of health need (Māori or Pacific ethnicity, socioeconomic deprivation, rurality).

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
The University of Western Australia (AU), University of Saskatchewan (CA), Southern District Health Board (NZ), University of Otago (NZ)
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