Assessment of Socio-economic Factors Influencing Primary Health-Care

This report reviews an article focusing on the socio-economic and locational determinants of accessibility and utilization of primary health-care. The author's main argument revolves around providing a comprehensive framework to define the behavioral model of healthcare utilization, emphasizing the role of societal groups and individuals. Strengths of the article include providing data related to diabetes and asthma, considering environmental and socio-cultural determinants impacting minority groups, and summarizing healthcare provision. Weaknesses include excessive numerical data, lack of implementation strategies, and limited study scope. The knowledge gained from this review can be applied by HSC students and practitioners to improve resource utilization and service quality in healthcare. Desklib provides access to this and many other solved assignments.

Assessment 2 Review of a
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Table of Contents
Planning sheet..................................................................................................................................3
Title and author of article.......................................................................................................3
Reason for choosing this article.............................................................................................3
A brief overview of the content of the item...........................................................................3
The main arguments of the author(s)......................................................................................3
The main strengths and weaknesses of the article..................................................................4
How knowledge could be applied in the future as an HSC student / practitioner..................4
References........................................................................................................................................5

Planning sheet
Title and author of article
Socio-economic and locational determinants of accessibility and utilization of primary
health-care. Authors are Ken S. Field Bsc PhD FBCart.S and David J. Briggs BA PhD.
Reason for choosing this article
There are various reason due to which this article has been chosen. This includes the
maximum utilization of Primary Health care services which play an important role as a
determinant of health and includes major economic cost. It also includes direct impact on health
in terms of perceived health or morbidity (Sibiya and et. al., 2018). There is another reason for
choosing this article is that it also includes the important consideration of epidemiological
research that can provide the better utilization of health services.
A brief overview of the content of the item
Utilization play an important role as a function of socio-economic and geographical
factor. It also includes a health care services in maximum impact. There are some of the disease
like asthma and diabetes where utilization is highly effective to provide better health care
services and includes characteristics of primary healthcare morbidity, personal circumstances,
and entrances to access and utilization (Pangas and et. al., 2019). It also provide the main theme
to identify which includes social class, gender, age, employment, ethnicity along with proximity
GP surgery. Here, optimum scaling technique has been used for investigating interaction
between factor that can affect utilization and accessibility two different level of utilization. It
also includes current service provision half ordered for differential level of services to the patient
which is needed.
The main arguments of the author(s)
The main argument of the author is a to provide for the model that can help in
comprehensive conceptual framework to define emerging behavioral model of healthcare
utilization (Hayhoe and et. al., 2019). It also emphasize a role of societal group and individual in
the utilization process. This is related to population involvement and health behaviour along with
health outcomes. Author includes that socio-cultural and environmental determinants of
utilization includes health knowledge and vital influence among different ethnic, economic and

minority group. It also includes a unified, real need based funding system that can address
criticism and inequality in health and social care.
The main strengths and weaknesses of the article
Strengths
•It provide data related to diabetic and asthma and combined sample with age group, gender,
social class, ethnicity, distance from surgery travel time of surgery, frequency of utilization was
fortnite and many others (França and et. al., 2020).
•It also includes determinant of health including environmental and social cultural that impact
minority, socio-economic and ethnic groups.
• It also considered the structural component to summarize a provision of healthcare.
Weaknesses
•There is too much numerical data that can create a hindrance to understand and interpret the
information more effectively. This information should have a reliable statement that can help you
to understand in more efficient way (Agosti, 2018).
•This article has not any information related with way or strategy to implement the utilization
with maximum effect within health and social care.
• This research does not include larger study which can impact result and provide more accurate
information.
How knowledge could be applied in the future as an HSC student / practitioner
The resource knowledge can be highly helpful in future that can allow to apply in healthcare
services. This can also be used for the future reference to provide information and knowledge to
health and social care student or practitioner. This article can help to get more knowledge and
information related with utilization of health and social care determinant. This can also enable
them to practice more accurately and gather information and deliver their services more
impactfully. This knowledge can be applied within future as health and social care student or
practitioner to utilize more resources with optimum level. It can also enable them to improve
quality of services for patient health improvement (Rong and et. al., 2018).

References
Books and Journals
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França and et. al., 2020. Proposing the use of blockchain to improve the solid waste management
in small municipalities. Journal of Cleaner Production, 244, p.118529.
Hayhoe and et. al., 2019. Impact of integrating pharmacists into primary care teams on health
systems indicators: a systematic review. British Journal of General Practice, 69(687),
pp.e665-e674.
Pangas and et. al., 2019. Refugee women’s experiences negotiating motherhood and maternity
care in a new country: A meta-ethnographic review. International Journal of Nursing
Studies, 90, pp.31-45.
Rong and et. al., 2018. Co-evolution between urban sustainability and business ecosystem
innovation: Evidence from the sharing mobility sector in Shanghai. Journal of Cleaner
Production, 188, pp.942-953.
Sibiya and et. al., 2018. Access and utilisation of antenatal care services in a rural community of
eThekwini district in KwaZulu-Natal. International journal of Africa nursing
sciences, 8, pp.1-7.