Perceived Barriers to Primary Care Services Utilization and its Associations with Overall Satisfaction of Patients in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire-Based Study.

Reem S AlOmar Nouf A AlShamlanNaheel A AlAmerArwa A AlThumairiBayan M AlmirHeba A AldawoodTuqa H BukhamsinHatem A AlqahtaniMalak A Al Shammari

Published in: Journal of primary care & community health (2021)

Findings from this study should allow healthcare planners and policy makers to reduce the impact of these barriers by finding solutions that would target them. This may include strictly implementing policies such as proper implementing of triaging in EDs as well as promoting services that are being provided free of charge at these centers.

Keyphrases

healthcare
primary care
mental health
end stage renal disease
public health
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
quality improvement
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported
social media