dc.contributor.author | Vecchio, Nerina | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-03T13:21:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-03T13:21:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.date.modified | 2014-01-09T23:17:57Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0156-5788 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1071/AH13011 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/55484 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives. 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.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.description.publicationstatus | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | CSIRO Publishing | |
dc.publisher.place | Australia | |
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublication | N | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 356 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 361 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 3 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Australian Health Review | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 37 | |
dc.rights.retention | Y | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Health economics | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 380108 | |
dc.title | Gatekeepers to home and community care services: the link between client characteristics and source of referral | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.faculty | Griffith Business School, Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics | |
gro.date.issued | 2013 | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Vecchio, Nerina | |