Table 3.
Five Dimensions of Access and Associated Barriers to Hospice and Palliative Care.
Approachability | • Messaging and outreach35 • Health literacy considerations34-35,37 |
Acceptability | • Social/cultural values and norms21-25,30-35,37 • Political perspectives23 |
Availability | • Geographic location, accomodations20-21,24-25,29,32,34 • Provider level of familiarity with resources23,28,30,36 |
Affordability | • Household income8,19,21,25,29,37 • Health care insurance benefits20,22,27,31-32,34 |
Appropriateness | • Coordination of care19,30,33,35 • Quality of care8,19-22,24,26,28,31-32 |