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
Primary Care
Country
Belgium
Publishing Organisation
Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Equity
Domain
Wait and System Planning / Access

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
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods

Eurostat: EU-SILC: Online data code: HLTHSILC08

Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

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

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)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025