Bull C N, Krout J A, Rathbone-McCuan E, Shreffler M J
Center on Aging Studies, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 64110-2499, USA.
J Rural Health. 2001 Fall;17(4):356-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2001.tb00288.x.
This article reports on a workshop in which the major focus was a review of the barriers that prevent access to the array of community-based services available to the rural elderly. The demographics of the elderly were outlined and key components of the service system described. Attention was given to access hospital-based care, the closing of hospitals and the reasons for bypassing rural hospitals for those in large towns or cities. Special emphasis also was given to mental health services and their uneven accessibility. A review of the policy implications closed the workshop.
本文报道了一次研讨会，其主要重点是审视阻碍农村老年人获得一系列社区服务的障碍。概述了老年人的人口统计学特征，并描述了服务系统的关键组成部分。关注了获得医院护理的情况、医院的关闭以及大城市或城市居民绕过农村医院的原因。还特别强调了心理健康服务及其可及性的不均衡。对政策影响的审查结束了此次研讨会。
