E Yelin1, G Bernhard, D Pflugrad. 1. Rosalind Russell Arthritis Center, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0920, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To study access to medical care services, including subspecialty care, among persons with musculoskeletal conditions. METHODS: In early 1993, a random sample of households in San Mateo County, California, was screened for the presence of household members with musculoskeletal conditions, and a member of each household so identified was administered a structured survey about access to medical care and other related subjects. RESULTS: Eighty-six percent of all persons with a musculoskeletal condition had ever seen at least one physician for the condition, but only 6.5% had ever seen a rheumatologist. Those without health insurance were only 82% as likely as those with health insurance to have ever seen a physician. CONCLUSION: Most persons with a musculoskeletal condition have seen a physician for the condition, but lack of health insurance significantly reduces the proportion who have done so.
OBJECTIVE: To study access to medical care services, including subspecialty care, among persons with musculoskeletal conditions. METHODS: In early 1993, a random sample of households in San Mateo County, California, was screened for the presence of household members with musculoskeletal conditions, and a member of each household so identified was administered a structured survey about access to medical care and other related subjects. RESULTS: Eighty-six percent of all persons with a musculoskeletal condition had ever seen at least one physician for the condition, but only 6.5% had ever seen a rheumatologist. Those without health insurance were only 82% as likely as those with health insurance to have ever seen a physician. CONCLUSION: Most persons with a musculoskeletal condition have seen a physician for the condition, but lack of health insurance significantly reduces the proportion who have done so.
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