Table 2.
Specific access difficulty | HIT use n=14,080 |
No HIT use (ref) n=18,059 |
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%a | OR (95% CI)b | AOR (95% CI)c | %a |
Trouble finding a doctor who would see you | 3.67 | 1.38 (1.18-1.60) | 1.80 (1.53-2.13) | 2.70 |
Told doctor would not accept you as new patient | 3.53 | 1.73 (1.45-2.06) | 2.07 (1.70-2.51) | 2.07 |
Told doctor would not accept your insurance | 4.49 | 1.84 (1.58-2.15) | 2.05 (1.71-2.45) | 2.49 |
Delayed getting care because could not get through on phone | 3.05 | 1.71 (1.43-2.04) | 1.93 (1.58-2.36) | 1.81 |
Delayed getting care because could not get an appointment soon enough | 7.97 | 2.12 (1.89-2.38) | 2.21 (1.94-2.51) | 3.93 |
Delayed getting care because once there, wait was too long to see doctor | 5.23 | 1.22 (1.09-1.38) | 1.54 (1.35-1.77) | 4.31 |
Delayed getting care because doctor’s office not open when you could go | 4.25 | 2.30 (1.96-2.69) | 2.23 (1.88-2.65) | 1.90 |
Delayed getting care because did not have transportation | 1.78 | 0.78 (0.66-0.93) | 1.39 (1.14-1.69) | 2.25 |
a Weighted percentage.
b Crude ORs are odds of using HIT compared to odds of no HIT use (reference group).
c Adjusted ORs accounting for sex, age, race, education, marital status, self-reported health status, presence of chronic disease, CCI, and insurance coverage.