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Improving access: modifying Penchansky and Thomas’s Theory of Access
Abstract
Access is defined as the degree of fit between the user and the service; the better the fit, the better the access. Using the theory developed by Penchansky and Thomas, access is optimized by accounting for the different dimensions of access: accessibility; availability; acceptability; affordability; and adequacy in service design, implementation and evaluation. These dimensions are independent yet interconnected and each is important to assess the achievement of access. However, I argue that one dimension is missing – awareness. I propose that awareness is integral to access, that it should become a permanent part of the theory, and be applied whenever using the theory to develop, implement, or evaluate health care services and access more generally.
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- Authors
- Saurman, E.
- Venue
- Journal of Health Services Research & Policy
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2015-09-15
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 36-39
- ISSN
- 1355-8196 (ISSN-L)
- 1758-1060
- OpenAlex
- W2190940690
- Cited by
- 429
- References
- 15
- FWCI
- 10.52
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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