Int J Equity Health March 2013 PMID 23496984

Patient-centred access to health care: conceptualising access at the interface of health systems and populations.

Jean-Frederic Levesque, Mark F Harris, Grant Russell

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Discussions around the article reveal a recognition of its comprehensive approach to understanding healthcare access, exemplified by comments on Levesque's framework and its application to various settings. The tone is mostly positive and contemplative, with some users highlighting the importance of addressing barriers like approachability and acceptability, which demonstrates an appreciation of the article’s potential to influence policy and practice. Words like 'useful', 'excited', and 'helpful' underscore a generally optimistic attitude toward the publication's contributions.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge the value of the frameworks presented, with many appreciating Levesque et al.'s patient-centered model and its relevance to healthcare access.

InterestHigh interest

Posts display strong curiosity, referencing specific frameworks, conferences, and collaborative ideas, indicating a high level of engagement with the publication's content.

EngagementModerate engagement

Several posts provide detailed reflections, such as mapping barriers to access and applying feminist praxis to analyze care, showing deep engagement with the concepts.

ImpactModerate impact

While some comments highlight the usefulness of the framework for future research and practice, the perceived tangible impact remains moderate, with calls for applying these ideas to global contexts and specific populations.

Abstract in brief

  • The paper offers a new way to understand access to healthcare by defining it as the opportunity for individuals to identify their health needs, seek care, reach services, and have their needs fulfilled, considering both demand and supply factors.
  • It identifies five key dimensions of accessibility—approachability, acceptability, availability and accommodation, affordability, and appropriateness—and links them to five abilities of populations—perceive, seek, reach, pay, and engage—that together influence access to care.
  • The framework emphasizes that access is dynamic and influenced by various factors at multiple levels, including health system structures, community, and individual characteristics, highlighting the complex nature of ensuring equitable healthcare access.

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Karen A Scott MD MPH FACOG
@RJEpiOBWarrior · X

#WritingBlackness Day 13: I designed pre-implementation and implementation steps to conduct a structural analysis of power and access to care using a Black feminist praxis applied to Levesque et al’s 2013 patient-centered access to care. #GeekedNGrateful https://t.co/Fw98mbm09y

Jun 14, 2021 · 23 likes · 2 shares · 10,142 followers View post →
Joyce Browne
@JoyceBrowne · X

@medischcontact @InekeRixt @nvog @De_KNOV @KBloemenkamp @BMJ_Open A useful conceptual framework to think about health care organization that is patient-centered: this should also apply to care for #refugee children in the Netherlands and globally, Sara Sahba (#EKANN) argues during her talk. https://t.co/9BFtW8R9M8 https://t.co/m9F7yKPFnr

Jul 7, 2023 · 5 likes · 1 share · 1,822 followers View post →
Shibata Masashi@GP×EBM
@EbmShibanyan · X

何だかんだこの論文はちょいちょい参照するなぁ、と思うなど。 https://t.co/EtGFMxOtcI

Apr 21, 2025 · 5 likes · 1 share · 1,689 followers View post →
Dr Nicole Stormon
@NicoleStormon · X

At my favourite conference! I also got to put a face to the name of the author of my all time favourite paper. Dr Levesque’s framework for access to healthcare helped frame my thinking on why access to care in oral health is so poor https://t.co/QPFzjCTw4V https://t.co/2uDyAj3jYc

Nov 29, 2022 · 5 likes · 166 followers View post →
#LeadOnNCDs
@WePublicHealth · X

Have you read about the Patient-centred access to health care model? It’s a handy model that’s been used across many different projects - colloquially known as the “Levesque model”, one to read https://t.co/twh6r7KdSS @mfharris3 @GrantRussell17 @jfredlevesque @BioMedCentral https://t.co/GuQ4YDT2h7

Feb 28, 2019 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 14,457 followers View post →
Sahil Sandhu
@SahilSandhuMD · X

7/n We mapped barriers to 6 dimensions of access from Levesque’s conceptual framework. Approachability, acceptability, and availability barriers were most common. https://t.co/lLXDcs5F4C https://t.co/Tc4iqkRCiX

Jul 28, 2022 · 4 likes · 593 followers View post →

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Sho | 総合内科Bedside Learning
@BedsideLearning · X

RT @EbmShibanyan: 何だかんだこの論文はちょいちょい参照するなぁ、と思うなど。 https://t.co/EtGFMxOtcI

Apr 22, 2025 · 1 share · 483 followers View post →
古谷直弘
@Na_furuya · X

RT @ninako75: ヘルスケアへのアクセス accessibilityの5つの側面、accessを可能にする5つの能力 Patient-centred access to health care: conceptualising access at the interf…

Apr 22, 2025 · 1 share · 1,632 followers View post →
西山 菜々子 nanako nishiyama
@ninako75 · X

ヘルスケアへのアクセス accessibilityの5つの側面、accessを可能にする5つの能力 Patient-centred access to health care: conceptualising access at the interface of health systems and populations https://t.co/xnGB32gMmX

Apr 22, 2025 · 1 like · 1 share · 219 followers View post →
Shibata Masashi@GP×EBM
@EbmShibanyan · X

何だかんだこの論文はちょいちょい参照するなぁ、と思うなど。 https://t.co/EtGFMxOtcI

Apr 21, 2025 · 5 likes · 1 share · 1,689 followers View post →
#LeadOnNCDs
@WePublicHealth · X

RT @CroakeyNews: @SanchiaAranda On accountability of health services: @SanchiaAranda #WICC2024 (good reading: https://t.co/tuwAsOVkXG) http…

Mar 18, 2024 · 3 shares · 14,457 followers View post →
Melissa Sweet
@MelissaSweetDr · X

RT @CroakeyNews: @SanchiaAranda On accountability of health services: @SanchiaAranda #WICC2024 (good reading: https://t.co/tuwAsOVkXG) http…

Mar 18, 2024 · 3 shares · 28,523 followers View post →
Ruth Armstrong
@DrRuthAtLarge · X

RT @CroakeyNews: @SanchiaAranda On accountability of health services: @SanchiaAranda #WICC2024 (good reading: https://t.co/tuwAsOVkXG) http…

Mar 18, 2024 · 3 shares · 1,855 followers View post →
Croakey News
@CroakeyNews · X

@SanchiaAranda On accountability of health services: @SanchiaAranda #WICC2024 (good reading: https://t.co/tuwAsOVkXG) https://t.co/CPw2E0kee5

Mar 18, 2024 · 1 like · 3 shares · 11,524 followers View post →
Melissa Sweet
@MelissaSweetDr · X

RT @WePublicHealth: You may have come across frameworks like the 3As, or this more comprehensive one from Levesque et al https://t.co/6ppZX…

Nov 1, 2023 · 1 share · 28,523 followers View post →
#LeadOnNCDs
@WePublicHealth · X

You may have come across frameworks like the 3As, or this more comprehensive one from Levesque et al https://t.co/6ppZX9TNMQ that can be useful in reflecting on barriers and strategies to ensure equity https://t.co/xrPoCXUc4Z

Nov 1, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share · 14,457 followers View post →
Héctor García
@Garcector · X

RT @salud_y_publico: Recuerda que el #acceso al sistema de salud se da cuando se pone en contacto una persona que busca atención y un prove…

Sep 7, 2023 · 1 share · 29 followers View post →
Salud y Público
@salud_y_publico · X

Recuerda que el #acceso al sistema de salud se da cuando se pone en contacto una persona que busca atención y un provedor de #salud. Sin embargo, hay muchas formas de abordarla y estudiarla. Revisa el #artículo: https://t.co/YO4WGZRnvb

Sep 6, 2023 · 4 likes · 1 share · 22 followers View post →
Fen, MD
@FvRhijn · X

RT @JoyceBrowne: @medischcontact @InekeRixt @nvog @De_KNOV @KBloemenkamp @BMJ_Open A useful conceptual framework to think about health care…

Jul 7, 2023 · 1 share · 4,037 followers View post →
Joyce Browne
@JoyceBrowne · X

@medischcontact @InekeRixt @nvog @De_KNOV @KBloemenkamp @BMJ_Open A useful conceptual framework to think about health care organization that is patient-centered: this should also apply to care for #refugee children in the Netherlands and globally, Sara Sahba (#EKANN) argues during her talk. https://t.co/9BFtW8R9M8 https://t.co/m9F7yKPFnr

Jul 7, 2023 · 5 likes · 1 share · 1,822 followers View post →
Dr. Sandeep Das
@dr_dsandeep · X

@DocSmilz A lot about this has been covered in this article (link below) https://t.co/mWVdIVej8t I am sharing the conceptual framework which can help us recognise what influences our decision making process. https://t.co/Ar1r1e6eEB

Mar 5, 2023 · 3,667 followers View post →
Dr Nicole Stormon
@NicoleStormon · X

At my favourite conference! I also got to put a face to the name of the author of my all time favourite paper. Dr Levesque’s framework for access to healthcare helped frame my thinking on why access to care in oral health is so poor https://t.co/QPFzjCTw4V https://t.co/2uDyAj3jYc

Nov 29, 2022 · 5 likes · 166 followers View post →
Sahil Sandhu
@SahilSandhuMD · X

7/n We mapped barriers to 6 dimensions of access from Levesque’s conceptual framework. Approachability, acceptability, and availability barriers were most common. https://t.co/lLXDcs5F4C https://t.co/Tc4iqkRCiX

Jul 28, 2022 · 4 likes · 593 followers View post →
みや
@1ch1go1ch1e · X

RT @EbmShibanyan: 医療機関を受診するまでのハードルは複数ある。Fig.2が詳しい。 https://t.co/EtGFMxwjYA #冬セミ #全体講演

Feb 5, 2022 · 1 share · 3,556 followers View post →
Shibata Masashi@GP×EBM
@EbmShibanyan · X

医療機関を受診するまでのハードルは複数ある。Fig.2が詳しい。 https://t.co/EtGFMxwjYA #冬セミ #全体講演

Feb 5, 2022 · 1 like · 1 share · 1,689 followers View post →
Dr. Rachel Shelton
@DrRachelShelton · X

RT @RJEpiOBWarrior: #WritingBlackness Day 13: I designed pre-implementation and implementation steps to conduct a structural analysis of po…

Jun 14, 2021 · 2 shares · 5,901 followers View post →
Karen A Scott MD MPH FACOG
@RJEpiOBWarrior · X

#WritingBlackness Day 13: I designed pre-implementation and implementation steps to conduct a structural analysis of power and access to care using a Black feminist praxis applied to Levesque et al’s 2013 patient-centered access to care. #GeekedNGrateful https://t.co/Fw98mbm09y

Jun 14, 2021 · 23 likes · 2 shares · 10,142 followers View post →
Karen A Scott MD MPH FACOG
@RJEpiOBWarrior · X

@Arrianna_Planey I am so excited to read your work. Check out one of my fav https://t.co/W4L2vXCF6m

Nov 4, 2019 · 1 like · 10,142 followers View post →
Ruth Lavergne - @ruthlavergne.bsky.social
@RuthLavergne · X

@Arrianna_Planey Yes! This is so needed! Not perfect of course but I’ve found this to be a helpful improvement on, well, Andersen 1996

Nov 4, 2019 · 3 likes · 1 share · 1,117 followers View post →
Darren Mazzei, PhD
@DarrenMazzei · X

Next week our class will discuss catheter lab access. Very exciting! https://t.co/CFdJdjyJNB https://t.co/DzOSOdqHLi

Mar 6, 2019 · 517 followers View post →
Croakey News
@CroakeyNews · X

RT @WePublicHealth: Have you read about the Patient-centred access to health care model? It’s a handy model that’s been used across many di…

Mar 1, 2019 · 2 shares · 11,524 followers View post →
Melissa Sweet
@MelissaSweetDr · X

RT @WePublicHealth: Have you read about the Patient-centred access to health care model? It’s a handy model that’s been used across many di…

Feb 28, 2019 · 2 shares · 28,523 followers View post →
#LeadOnNCDs
@WePublicHealth · X

Have you read about the Patient-centred access to health care model? It’s a handy model that’s been used across many different projects - colloquially known as the “Levesque model”, one to read https://t.co/twh6r7KdSS @mfharris3 @GrantRussell17 @jfredlevesque @BioMedCentral https://t.co/GuQ4YDT2h7

Feb 28, 2019 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 14,457 followers View post →