Abstract
The aim of this study was to analyze individual and contextual inequalities in psychiatrist and psychologist visits in Catalonia.
This is a multilevel cross-sectional study using data from the 2006 Catalan Health Interview Survey (n = 15,554). 5.3 % of men and 9.0 % of women visited a psychologist and/or psychiatrist in the last 12 months. People aged
65 years or over were less likely to have visited these professionals and those with a supplemental private health insurance
had a higher proportion of having visited. Moreover, people living in lower density regions were less likely to have visited,
independently of their level of need. There is a need to develop policies for reducing inequalities in access by people with
public health insurance and living in lower density areas.
This is a multilevel cross-sectional study using data from the 2006 Catalan Health Interview Survey (n = 15,554). 5.3 % of men and 9.0 % of women visited a psychologist and/or psychiatrist in the last 12 months. People aged
65 years or over were less likely to have visited these professionals and those with a supplemental private health insurance
had a higher proportion of having visited. Moreover, people living in lower density regions were less likely to have visited,
independently of their level of need. There is a need to develop policies for reducing inequalities in access by people with
public health insurance and living in lower density areas.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Research – Practice Relationships
- Pages 1-9
- DOI 10.1007/s10488-012-0426-8
- Authors
- Kátia B. Rocha, Departament de Psicologia Clinica i de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona (ASPB), Pl. Lesseps 1, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
- Maica Rodríguez-Sanz, CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona (ASPB), Pl. Lesseps 1, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
- Katherine Pérez, CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona (ASPB), Pl. Lesseps 1, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
- Jordi E. Obiols, Departament de Psicologia Clinica i de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Despatx B5/016b, 08193 Bellaterrra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Barcelona, Spain
- Carme Borrell, CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona (ASPB), Pl. Lesseps 1, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
- Journal Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
- Online ISSN 1573-3289
- Print ISSN 0894-587X