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Willingness
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Historical Background
- 30 year history of cross-border collaboration
between Malta and the United Kingdom
– Governmental agreement – Specialised care abroad
- Directive 2011/24/EU has been implemented
Willingness of Maltese Patients to access Cross-border Healthcare - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Willingness of Maltese Patients to access Cross-border Healthcare - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Willingness of Maltese Patients to access Cross-border Healthcare Maria-Louisa Busuttil (B.Sc. M.Sc.) Malta Health Network 3 rd May 2016 Historical Background 30 year history of cross-border collaboration between Malta and the United
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Conceptual Framework
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Methodology
- Quantitative cross-sectional study
- Survey (Euro-barometer survey)
- Patients from the outpatients department of a
Maltese public hospital
- Sampling procedure
– patients that were never exposed to treatment abroad – patients/relatives of patients who did experience treatment abroad
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Maltese patients are willing to access cross-border healthcare
Mean Willingness: 13.02 (total score 24) SD: 5.304
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Factors Influencing Access to Cross-border healthcare Age, education, language literacy, literacy
- n cross-border healthcare and financial
resources were found to have a significant association with willingness to cross-border healthcare
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Barriers to access cross-border healthcare
- Good quality health service within the
domestic health
- Payment of transport
- Lack of comprehensive information
- Fear of the unknown
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89.1 59.7 48.2 38.4 25.7 United Kingdom Italy Germany France Eastern Europe
Agree
Percentages
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97.4 59.4
My decision to use cross-border healthcare would be based on recommendations provided by GP/specialist My decision to use cross-border healthcare would be based on patients' experiences
Agree
Percentages
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22.5 30.4 45.0 67.1 76.2 87.6
Information provided by media Information provided by internet Information provided by family and friends Information provided by National Contact Point Information provided by General Practitioner Information provided by specialist Information sources that one could manage personally Information sources managed by the Ministry responsible for health Yes
Percentages
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Recommendations
- Equipped GPs with relevant information.
- Develop the role of National Contact Points.
- Educate the public on the differences between
specialised care programme and patients’ rights under EU directive.
- EU policy should consider focusing on country
specific factors to access cross-border healthcare.
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Effective Implementation
- Recommendations should be context specific
- Patients need to be well informed
- National Information Campaign
– Explain difference between medical and additional expenses – Information on waiting times – Tools of disseminating information – Interoperable information tools
NCP , GPs & Specialists
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Conceptual Framework
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