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dc.contributor.authorVecchio, Nerina
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:21:41Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:21:41Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.modified2014-01-09T23:17:57Z
dc.identifier.issn0156-5788
dc.identifier.doi10.1071/AH13011
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/55484
dc.description.abstractObjectives. To identify characteristics associated with the likelihood of a client receiving a referral to the Home and Community Care (HACC) program from various sources. Methods. Data were collected from 73 809 home care clients during 2007-08. Binary logistic and multinomial logistic regression were used to investigate the likelihood of a client being referred by health workers v. non-health workers. Results. Females and clients cared for by their parents were less likely to receive referrals from health workers than non-health workers after confounding variables were controlled for. While poorer functional ability of clients increased the probability of receiving a referral from a health worker, the opposite was true for those with behavioural problems. Over 43% of the sample either self-referred or was referred by family or friends. Conclusions. Eligible individuals may miss out on services unless they or their family take the initiative to refer. There is a need for improved methods and incentives to support and encourage health workers to refer eligible individuals to the program.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCSIRO Publishing
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom356
dc.relation.ispartofpageto361
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian Health Review
dc.relation.ispartofvolume37
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth economics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode380108
dc.titleGatekeepers to home and community care services: the link between client characteristics and source of referral
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Business School, Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
gro.date.issued2013
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorVecchio, Nerina


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