Barriers to accessing rural paediatric speech pathology services: Health care consumers’ perspectives

O'Callaghan, Anna M.; McAllister, Lindy; Wilson, Linda

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1854.2005.00686.x

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Barriers to accessing rural paediatric speech pathology services: Health care consumers’ perspectives

O'Callaghan, Anna M., McAllister, Lindy, Wilson, Linda·2005·Australian Journal of Rural Health

DOI 10.1111/j.1440-1854.2005.00686.x

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Objective: An investigation of consumers’ perceived barriers to access paediatric speech pathology services. Design: Self‐administered, mail‐out questionnaire. Setting: Rural and remote New South Wales (NSW). Subjects: Three hundred and twenty‐nine members of the NSW branch of the Isolated Children's and Parents’ Association. Results: Consumers living in rural and remote areas experience a number of barriers that affected their ability to access speech pathology services. These barriers include the lack, and limited choice, of speech pathologists in rural areas; long distances to travel to access services, expensive travel costs, lack of public transport; poor awareness of speech pathology services; and delays in treatment due to waiting lists. Conclusion: Barriers to access paediatric speech pathology services limit rural and remote consumers’ usage of health services, regardless of need, indicating a possible inequity if compared to larger, more accessible urban areas.

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Limited access to practitioners who can provide clinical diagnoses based on LSA outcomes due to costs and poor availability in areas where service does not meet community demand can further drive inequity and discrimination.
“Moreover, limited access to practitioners who can provide clinical diagnoses based on LSA outcomes (e.g., Speech-Language Pathologists [SLPs]) due to costs and poor availability in areas where service does not meet community demand (Lim et al., 2017; McAllister et al., 2011) can further drive inequity and discrimination (O'Callaghan et al., 2005; Verdon et al., 2011).”
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An investigation of rural speech pathology services from the perspective of health care consumers
O’Callaghan, A., McAllister, L., & Wilson, L. S. (2003)
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Authors: O'Callaghan, A. M., McAllister, L., & Wilson, L.
Affiliations: Charles Sturt University (AU)
ORCID: McAllister, Lindy
Wilson, Linda
Venue: Australian Journal of Rural Health
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2005-06
Volume: 13
Issue: 3
Pages: 162-171
ISSN: 1038-5282 (ISSN-L)
1440-1584
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1854.2005.00686.x
OpenAlex: W2038069222
Cited by: 92
References: 9
Citations by year: 2026: 6 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 16
FWCI: 2.41
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations: Australian Journal of Rural Health (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Speech Pathology Australia
Topics: Health Sciences › Health Professions › Emergency Medical Services › Global Health Workforce Issues
Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Language Development and Disorders
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
Keywords: barriers to health care access, rural health care, remote areas, health care utilization, travel cost, waiting lists, health service awareness, health disparities, customer perspective, New South Wales
MeSH terms: Adult, Child, Female, Health Services Accessibility, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, New South Wales, Pediatrics, Professional Practice Location, Surveys and Questionnaires, Speech Therapy, Transportation, Rural Health Services, Health Care Surveys

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