SPECIFIC DETERMINANTS OF QUALITY AND ACCESS TO MEDICAL SERVICES
SPECIFIC DETERMINANTS OF QUALITY AND ACCESS TO MEDICAL SERVICES

Summary/Abstract: The aim of our paper is to assess the importance of self-perceived health status in relation to a number of influential factors determining the health status, such as access to health services and the quality of these services, as well as demographic, social, cultural, economic, and other factors. The study was carried out at the level of the EU member countries, based on data obtained from the Eurofound's European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) and statistical data provided by Eurostat, using the commissioned probit models. The self-perceived health status of the interviewed subjects was determined by reference to indicators reflecting a certain distress, in the form of a chronic disease or a certain degree of physical disability. The results of the study revealed the existence of statistical correlations between the selfperceived health status of the interviewed subjects and influencing factors such as age, marital status, the level of education, the professional expertise of the medical staff, the distance to be travelled to the doctor's office, or the average waiting time to get an appointment for a specialist medical examination..

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