Table 5.

Difficulties in accession to public/private services.

Which of the following options are the most difficult to access while dealing with the disease?	%
Access to specialist physicians	80.7
Treatment and medications/supplements	72.8
Hospital admissions/appointments	50.0
Diagnosis	42.1
Equipment and investments (wheelchair, home modification, etc.)	41.7
Meetings with healthcare professionals	28.3
Tests and evaluations	26.2
Home care services (home assistance, personal assistant, caregivers)	19.7
Special nutrition	16.2
Municipal special services	10.3
Governorate/district governorship special services	8.6
Periodic maintenance services	8.3
Patient associations	5.5

The participants were able to select minimum 3 and maximum 5 options.