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  • Who experiences unmet need for mental health services and what other barriers to accessing health care do they face? Findings from Australia and Canada

    Author(s)
    Corscadden, Lisa
    Callander, Emily J
    Topp, Stephanie M
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Callander, Emily J.
    Year published
    2019
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    Abstract
    Purpose: To examine factors associated with unmet need for mental health services and links with barriers to access to care more broadly. Methodology: The Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Surveys from 2013 and 2016 were used to explore factors associated with unmet need for adults who experienced emotional distress for 1320 respondents in Australia and 2284 in Canada. Findings: Over one in five adults in Australia (21%) and in Canada (25%) experienced emotional distress, just over half said they received professional help (51% in Australia, 59% in Canada). The majority of those who did not get help indicated did ...
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    Purpose: To examine factors associated with unmet need for mental health services and links with barriers to access to care more broadly. Methodology: The Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Surveys from 2013 and 2016 were used to explore factors associated with unmet need for adults who experienced emotional distress for 1320 respondents in Australia and 2284 in Canada. Findings: Over one in five adults in Australia (21%) and in Canada (25%) experienced emotional distress, just over half said they received professional help (51% in Australia, 59% in Canada). The majority of those who did not get help indicated did not want to see a professional (37% in Australia, 30% in Canada). For those who did seek help, the factors associated with not receiving care included lower income, higher out-of-pocket health care costs, and poorer health. When compared with people with met needs, those with unmet needs for mental health services were more likely to also experience affordability, medication, and trust-related access barriers (AOR range 2.41 to 7.49 for the two countries, P < 0.01). Conclusion: Including unmet needs for mental health services as part of regular reporting on access to care may bring attention to access barriers for people with mental health conditions.
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    Journal Title
    International Journal of Health Planning and Management
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.2733
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    This publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
    Subject
    Health services and systems
    Public health
    Policy and administration
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/386036
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