Willingness of Older Adults to Travel for Medical Care
The findings of this survey study suggest that older US adults were willing to travel for substantial durations before delaying or forgoing routine medical care, with important differences by appointment type and individual characteristics. Future research can explore willingness to travel for other types of medical appointments or procedures or for other populations.
Authors
- Tabasa Ozawa
- Jeremy Burke
- Ying Liu
- Wei Ye
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.60280
- Primary Topic
- Travel-related health issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00