Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing Huntington’s Disease (HD) Care: HD Providers’ Perspectives (P9-16.006)

Key Points

• The aim is to identify factors at individual, community, and health system levels that affect access to Huntington’s Disease (HD) care.
• Qualitative interviews with HD care providers
• Analysis of access barriers and facilitators
• Focus on Latino populations with HD
• Identified significant individual barriers, including awareness and stigma
• Community factors influencing care access were noted, particularly among Latino patients
• Health system issues, such as availability of resources, were highlighted as critical facilitators.