People With Unmet Need for Medical Examination Due to Geographic (Too Far for Travel) or Waiting Time Reasons (Percentage of Respondents, EU-SILC)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
People with self-reported unmet need for medical examination or treatment due to geographic reasons (too far to travel or no means of transport), or waiting time reasons.
Numerator
Number of individuals aged 16+ that answer yes for unmet medical need and give as main reason "too far to travel or no means of transport" or "waiting list"
Denominator
Total number of individuals aged 16 years old and over included in the survey
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Eurostat: EU-SILC: Online data code: HLTHSILC08
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Gerkens Sophie, Maertens de Noordhout Charline, Lefèvre Mélanie, Levy Muriel, Bouckaert Nicolas, Obyn Caroline, Devos Carl, Scohy Aline, De Pauw Robby, Devleesschauwer Brecht, Vlayen Annemie, Yaras Harun, Janssens Christophe, Meeus Pascal. Performance of the Belgian health system: Revision of the conceptual framework and indicators set. Health Services Research (HSR). Brussels. Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE). 2023. KCE Reports 370. DOI: 10.57598/R370C. kce.fgov.be/en/performance-of-the-belgian-health-system-revision-of-the-conceptual-framework-and-indicators-set www.healthybelgium.be/en/health-system-performance-assessment