Table 5 Services for individuals with musculoskeletal impairment: need, access, unmet need and barriers
Medication N (%) | Surgery N (%) | Physiotherapy N (%) | Information/exercises N (%) | Other rehabilitation+ N (%) | Environmental modifications N (%) | Other services N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall service need* (MSI population n = 373) | 260 (69.7%) | 77 (20.6%) | 322 (86.3%) | 148 (39.7%) | 53 (14.2%) | 44 (11.8%) | 47 (12.6%) |
Ever received service | 184 (49.3%) | 66 (17.7%) | 75 (20.1%) | 25 (6.7%) | 4 (1.1%) | 6 (1.6%) | 3 (0.8%) |
Ever received service in Turkey | 164 (44.0%) | 29 (7.8%) | 61 (16.4%) | 21 (5.6%) | 1 (0.3%) | 2 (0.5%) | 1 (0.3%) |
Currently receiving++ | 121 (34.4%) | 5 (1.3%) | 14 (3.8%) | 5 (1.3%) | – | 2 (0.5%) | 1 (0.3%) |
Unmet service need** (MSI population n = 373) | 139 (37.3%) | 72 (19.3%) | 308 (82.6%) | 143 (38.3%) | 53 (14.2%) | 42 (11.3%) | 47 (12.6%) |
Coverage*** | 47% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 5% | 2% |
Reason not seeking service | |||||||
Need not felt by participant | 57.6% | 38.9% | 47.7% | 62.9% | 32% | 23.8% | 19.1% |
Unaware of available services | 15.8% | 9.7% | 38% | 53.1% | 25% | 23.8% | 31.9% |
Could not afford | 17.3% | 26.3% | 16.2% | 16.8% | 26.4% | 41.9% | 51% |
Service not available | 16.5% | 31.9% | 24% | 30.8% | 41.5% | 40.5% | 40.4% |
Transport not accessible | 2.2% | – | 3.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 4.3% |
Transport too expensive | 3.6% | 5.6% | 11.4% | 14.7% | 7.5% | 11.9% | 10.6% |
Service too far away | 2.9% | 2.8% | 4.5% | 6.3% | – | – | 2.1% |
Negative attitude of service providers | 3.6% | 8.3% | 2.6% | 0.7% | 3.8% | – | 6.4% |
No translator | 4.3% | 8.3% | 2.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | – | 2.1% |
No one to accompany me | 0.7% | – | 0.6% | – | 1.9% | 2.4% | – |
Other, please specify: | 6.5% | 11.1% | 8.8% | 1.4% | 5.7% | – | 4.2% |