TY - JOUR
T1 - Perception of health care delivery in Israel
T2 - Women's voices
AU - Warshawsky-Livne, Lora
AU - Cwikel, Julie
AU - Pliskin, Joseph
AU - Avgar, Amy
N1 - Funding Information:
Received 26 September 2003; accepted 14 July 2004. This research was funded by the Israel National Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Res earch. Address correspondence to Lora Warshawsky-Livne, P.O. Box 2076, Lehavim, 85338, Israel. E-mail: [email protected]
PY - 2005/5/1
Y1 - 2005/5/1
N2 - In this article, we describe the results of nine focus groups in which women were asked to discuss their perception of the women's health care delivery system in Israel. The focus groups, held in Israel in 2001, included nearly 150 women with diverse demographic characteristics. This project solicited focused input from women of different ages from the periphery as well as highly populated areas. The responses were categorized into designated themes and are presented here to demonstrate the range of women's feelings toward health care. The qualitative findings of this research show that place of residence affects the women's sense of responsibility for their health and their use of private care. Age was found to affect knowledge and use of health information, the frequency of visits to the doctor, and the general level of satisfaction with the system. These findings are important to improve health care delivery and can serve as a basis for forging policy changes in Israel.
AB - In this article, we describe the results of nine focus groups in which women were asked to discuss their perception of the women's health care delivery system in Israel. The focus groups, held in Israel in 2001, included nearly 150 women with diverse demographic characteristics. This project solicited focused input from women of different ages from the periphery as well as highly populated areas. The responses were categorized into designated themes and are presented here to demonstrate the range of women's feelings toward health care. The qualitative findings of this research show that place of residence affects the women's sense of responsibility for their health and their use of private care. Age was found to affect knowledge and use of health information, the frequency of visits to the doctor, and the general level of satisfaction with the system. These findings are important to improve health care delivery and can serve as a basis for forging policy changes in Israel.
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U2 - 10.1080/07399330590933971
DO - 10.1080/07399330590933971
M3 - Article
C2 - 16020009
AN - SCOPUS:20544451520
SN - 0739-9332
VL - 26
SP - 448
EP - 455
JO - Health Care for Women International
JF - Health Care for Women International
IS - 5
ER -
