TY - JOUR
T1 - Availability, access, and quality of care
T2 - Inequities in rural speech pathology services for children and a model for redress
AU - Wilson, Linda
AU - Lincoln, Michelle
AU - Onslow, Mark
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: Journal title (773t) = International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. ISSNs: 1441-7049;
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Equity, with its target of social justice and a fair distribution of health, is an accepted overarching principle in health care. Yet the literature has identified inequities between rural and metropolitan areas. It is not clear to what extent this literature pertains to paediatric speech pathology services, and the purpose of this research was to provide clarifying information. Data were obtained through interviews with 12 speech pathologists who provided services to rural paediatric clients. Findings indicated that (a:) local, frequent speech pathology services were not universally available, (b) some rural clients faced significant barriers to accessing frequent speech pathology services, and (c) some rural clients may be receiving services of compromised quality. It was concluded that equity is currently questionable for some paediatric speech pathology clients in rural New South Wales. A conceptual approach to redressing these equity problems is presented.
AB - Equity, with its target of social justice and a fair distribution of health, is an accepted overarching principle in health care. Yet the literature has identified inequities between rural and metropolitan areas. It is not clear to what extent this literature pertains to paediatric speech pathology services, and the purpose of this research was to provide clarifying information. Data were obtained through interviews with 12 speech pathologists who provided services to rural paediatric clients. Findings indicated that (a:) local, frequent speech pathology services were not universally available, (b) some rural clients faced significant barriers to accessing frequent speech pathology services, and (c) some rural clients may be receiving services of compromised quality. It was concluded that equity is currently questionable for some paediatric speech pathology clients in rural New South Wales. A conceptual approach to redressing these equity problems is presented.
U2 - 10.1080/14417040210001669191
DO - 10.1080/14417040210001669191
M3 - Article
SN - 1754-9507
VL - 4
SP - 9
EP - 22
JO - International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
JF - International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
IS - 1
ER -