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0412/2023 - Elaboration of an index to evaluate the access of elderly people to primary health care services
Elaboração de um índice para avaliação do acesso de pessoas idosas aos serviços de atenção primária à saúde

Author:

• Katyucia Oliveira Crispim de Souza - de Souza, K. O. C. - <katyuciacrispim@outlook.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1645-4459

Co-author(s):

• Stephen Timmons - Timmons, S. - <Stephen.Timmons@nottingham.ac.uk>
• Lislaine Aparecida Aparecida Fracolli - Fracolli, L. A. A. - <lislaine@usp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0936-4877


Abstract:

This study aims to develop an index that evaluates the elderly population\'s access to primary health care services. For this, 25 indicators with potential for the index composition were ed, which were adapted for the elderly population and validated by 15 specialists. To verify the agreement between the judges, the Agreement Rate and the calculation of the Content Validity Coefficient were used for the topics of Clarity, Relevance, and Pertinence. The reliability analysis of the internal consistency of the data was performed using Cronbach\'s Alpha Coefficient. The indicators were adapted to a percentage scale and distributed into two sub-indices and, in the end, the most appropriate procedure for building the index was described. The Agreement Rate of the topics showed averages above 80. Cronbach\'s Alpha showed good internal consistency, with values above 0.6 and the overall Content Validity Coefficient was 0.932. The Access Index of the Elderly to Primary Health Care will be an index that varies0 to 1, and the closest to 1 the better the access of the elderly person. The results suggest that the index is relevant and appropriate for measuring the equity of access to health for elderly people to primary health care services.

Keywords:

Primary Health Care; Health Services Accessibility; Aged.

Content:

Access Issue in Scielo

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de Souza, K. O. C., Timmons, S., Fracolli, L. A. A.. Elaboration of an index to evaluate the access of elderly people to primary health care services. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2023/Dec). [Citado em 16/04/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/elaboration-of-an-index-to-evaluate-the-access-of-elderly-people-to-primary-health-care-services/19038?id=19038



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