Investigating Unmet Health Needs in Primary Health Care Services in a Representative Sample of the Greek Population

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 10; no. 5; pp. 2017 - 2027
• Main Authors: Pappa, Evelina, Kontodimopoulos, Nick, Papadopoulos, Angelos, Tountas, Yannis, Niakas, Dimitris
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.05.2013; MDPI
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Greece; Health care access; Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data; Health Services Needs and Demand - statistics & numerical data; Health Status; Humans; Inequality; Male; Middle Aged; Primary care; Primary Health Care; Risk Assessment; Socioeconomic Factors; Young Adult; Greece

Unmet health care needs are determined as the difference between the services judged necessary and the services actually received, and stem from barriers related to accessibility, availability and acceptability. This study aims to examine the prevalence of unmet needs and to identify the socioeconom...