January, 2005
Studies from Kentucky, Georgia, Connecticut, and North Carolina have shown that factors such as computer-aided scheduling and tight controls on eligibility can increase the capacity of available service by reducing average trip length, transporting multiple passengers simultaneously, and reducing the number of ineligible trips. In that way, average trip cost is reduced and more trips […]
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Richard Wallace, Paul Hughes-Cromwick, Hillary Mull, and Snehamay Khasnabis, Wayne State
January, 2005
In the preventive arena, lack of transportation can lead to underimmunization, difficulties in administering screening programs, failure to attend pediatric checkups, and lack of prenatal care for poor women.For chronic problems, numerous studies have documented a lack of care because of transportation barriers. Conover and Whetten-Goldstein, for example, found that 16.7% of AIDS and HIV […]
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Richard Wallace, Paul Hughes-Cromwick, Hillary Mull, and Snehamay Khasnabis, Wayne State
January, 2005
The percentages for transportation-disadvantaged adults residing in urban areas are as follows: diabetes (82.8%), heart disease (79.2%), and hypertension (80.5%). These numbers represent the percentages of the disadvantaged adults with each disease who live in urban locations and can be compared with the overall figure of 77.8% of transportation-disadvantaged adults who are urban residents.
Author
Richard Wallace, Paul Hughes-Cromwick, Hillary Mull, and Snehamay Khasnabis, Wayne State
January, 2005
Patients who were over the age of 50 and whose household income was less than 200% of the poverty line were nearly twice as likely as all patients above age 50 to delay care because of transportation issues, time issues, or both.
Author
Richard Wallace, Paul Hughes-Cromwick, Hillary Mull, and Snehamay Khasnabis, Wayne State
January, 2005
Focusing on the population below age 65 in Dayton, Ohio, Ahmed et al. found that 16% of respondents reported that finding transportation for medical care was “hard” and another 15% reported that it was “very hard.”
Author
Richard Wallace, Paul Hughes-Cromwick, Hillary Mull, and Snehamay Khasnabis, Wayne State
