High Client Fees Hampered Access to Care, (%)of Persons Who Used Health Services (From 2018)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Finland
Publishing Organisation
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Person-Centredness
Domain
Wait and System Planning / Access
Defining Attributes
Definition
The indicator shows the percentage of health service users aged 20 or over who felt that excessively high customer charges at least sometimes hampered access to care.
Numerator
Number of people over the age of 20 who had used health services and who selected options 1, 2, or 3.
Denominator
Total population over the age of 20 who used health services.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Sex (Male, female, combined); The well-being services county, region, whole country
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Primary health care (THL)
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025
Actions
Date Modified 23 July 2025