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October 10, 2025International Journal for Equity in HealthOpen Access

Understanding challenges in healthcare access: qualitative insights from healthcare providers and people living in socio-economically vulnerable circumstances

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EBEmilie Op de BeeckHLHannah LedegenGSGytha Slechten

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Overview

Qualitative insights reveal systemic barriers to healthcare access among low-income populations, indicating a need for integrated support.

Key Points

  • Barriers to healthcare access accumulate over time, affecting socio-economically vulnerable individuals significantly.
  • Participants reported competing priorities and fragmented systems which complicate their healthcare navigation.
  • A longitudinal qualitative approach captured insights from 33 interviews over three time points, focusing on patient and provider perspectives.
  • Informal social networks could provide temporary support but are inadequate for overcoming systemic healthcare barriers.

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Beeck et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e9435d2d5336d28fb289e5https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-025-02613-0
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