Operational Definition Ability to… | Measure | Score Mean (SD) | Score Median (Q1; Q3) |
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Perceive: capacity to identify health need and the need to seek care | (no measure) | – | – |
Seek: knowledge about available and acceptable healthcare options and right to receive care and personal autonomy to choose | Ease1 of finding health information by self, which services have right to receive, finding needed healthcare, deciding which health professional to see (4 items, range 1–4) | 2.8 (0.8) | 3.0 (2.3; 3.5) |
Reach: capacity to overcome personal mobility and/or transportation barriers to travel to site of care | Ease of travelling to usual clinic (1 item, range 1–4) | 3.4 (0.9) | 4.0 (3.0; 4.0) |
[In]ability to Pay: capacity to meet direct and indirect costs of care without negative impact on basic needs | Reported inability to pay for prescribed medications, laboratory tests (2 items, range 1–3)2 | 1.1 (0.3) | 1.0 (1.0; 1.0) 16.7%, at least one barrier |
Engage: ability to participate actively in decision-making and treatment decisions, including self-management | Explain: Ease of explaining needs to health professionals (1 item, range 1–4) | 3.2 (1.0) | 3.0 (2.0; 4.0) |
Manage: Does doctor or nurse give you sense of control over health, confidence to take care of health (2 items, range 1–4)3 | 3.3 (0.9) | 3.5 (3.0; 4.0) |