Determination of gaps in the spatial accessibility of nursing services for persons over the age of 65 with lowered self-sufficiency: Evidence from the Czech Republic

Vrabková, Iveta; Ertingerová, Izabela; Kukuliač, Pavel

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0244991

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“…In order to put the results of the presented research focused on the sustainability of the model of funding sports from public sources into an even wider context, it is possible to link the identified need to establish a transparent approach to selected variables and the evaluation of selected indicators of the effective distribution of funds with a multi-criteria evaluation approach (applied, e.g., in studies [92][93][94]).…”

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Sustainable Management of the Public Financial Model for Sports Support in Slovakia

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Sports represent an undeniable value associated with people’s health and leisure time. Therefore, research on sports management related to the overall setting of a sustainable sports funding model from public resources is vital. This article’s aim was to evaluate the sustainability of this form of sports funding in Slovakia. Since there is no complete, transparent database of the allocated subsidies at the national, regional, and local levels in this country, an important part of the research was the collection of diverse pieces of data. As part of the methodology, the research combines geographical and temporal comparisons of public sports funding at all levels of management. Multiple interviews with members of the professional sports community also provided important qualitative inputs. Due to the identified shortcomings in the current state of the model of public sports funding in Slovakia, it is considered unsustainable. Therefore, the article also contains specific recommendations for the improvement and gradual removal of the identified sustainability barriers. These implications lead to the future creation of a database clearly capturing public sports funding, with rules for its permanent operation and updating. To strengthen the transparency aspect, the database can be powered by blockchain technology.

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“…However, this method does not impose restrictions on the search radius and may underestimate spatial variability. Researchers have improved the 2SFCA model to take account of both search radius limitations and distance attenuation [58]. As a result, this method has been widely used in urban planning [7].…”

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Spatial Equality of Urban Care Facilities from the Perspective of Refinement: An Example from Changchun, China

Zhang,

Chen,

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Care facilities are the mainstay of social services for the elderly. As the trend of empty nesting among elderly families intensifies due to the aging population, it is becoming difficult for families to take on the responsibility of caring for the elderly on their own, and the elderly need more formal care to be provided by society. The contradiction between the lag in the construction of care facilities and the growth in the social demand for elderly care has been highlighted, and the spatial equality of care facilities is an important means of achieving an optimal allocation of resources for elderly care. In this paper, we use the two-step floating catchment method to measure the spatial accessibility of care facilities from a fine-grained perspective, using big data, including mobile phone signaling data and points of interest. Then, we use the Gini coefficient to analyze the equality of the spatial allocations of different types of urban care facilities. The results of the study show that, first, the spatial equality of care facilities is good in terms of the Gini coefficient, but the overall spatial accessibility of care facilities is at a relatively low level compared to that in developed cities. This means that the layout of Changchun’s care facilities is good, but there is insufficient service capacity. Second, the spatial accessibility of residential care facilities is characterized by a gradual decline, with high levels in the core and low levels in the periphery. Fewer facilities are located in the peripheral areas of the city, and spatial accessibility is at a lower level, a characteristic different from that seen in cities with a higher level of economic development, such as Beijing. Third, the spatial accessibility of community care facilities showed a polycentric, contiguous distribution. The effect of the study scale on the spatial accessibility of community care facilities was more pronounced, with large scales obscuring the high values of the spatial accessibility of community care facilities in peripheral areas. Fourth, Changchun has better overall equality of care facilities, with differences in the different types and areas of care provided. The spatial balance of care facilities in the core area is better than that observed in other regions. In conclusion, this paper underscores the value of big data, such as mobile phone signaling data, in supporting refined urban research. Furthermore, our comprehensive analysis of social care facility equality can inform policy making and spatial planning.

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“…Only recently have more advanced spatial analytical approaches been used to analyse and visualise variations in accessibility to residential or community care provision for the elderly at more detailed spatial scales (Chotvijit et al., 2018 ; Frochen et al., 2019 , 2020 ; Jia et al., 2018 ; Kilinc et al., 2017 ; Liu et al., 2020 ; Matei et al., 2018 ; Vrabková et al., 2021 ). These have primarily used either a proximity or a density measure to investigate service variations.…”

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Towards an understanding of inequalities in accessing residential and nursing home provision: The role of geographical approaches

Higgs

Langford

Llewellyn

2022

Health Social Care Comm

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Suggestions of the existence of so‐called ‘social care deserts’ in England in the years leading up to the COVID‐19 pandemic drew attention to the potential impact of geographical inequalities on the availability of residential, nursing and domiciliary care. To date, much of this analysis has been conducted at spatially aggregated scales such as that of local authorities or postcode sector. Hidden within such aggregate‐level analysis however are geographical differences in the local provision of care services. In this paper, we draw attention to geographical modelling techniques that can be used to examine local trends in the supply of social care services in relation to potential demand. These spatial models can be used to examine variations in the number of facilities (or choice) within reasonable drive times/distances. Drawing on a national database of residential and nursing care beds in Wales for March 2020, we illustrate the potential of such techniques to provide an insight into current patterns in access to care homes, and to monitor future changes in the fall‐out from the effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the care home sector. The concentration of care home sites in metropolitan areas and in the heavily populated post‐industrial valleys in the south‐east is identified, but significant demand present in these areas ameliorates scores towards mid‐range ratios. We conclude by suggesting that the types of techniques used in this study enable disparities in provision within localised areas to be better explored, thereby helping planners and policy makers to address potential inequalities in provision.

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Determination of gaps in the spatial accessibility of nursing services for persons over the age of 65 with lowered self-sufficiency: Evidence from the Czech Republic

Cited by 9 publications

References 43 publications

Sustainable Management of the Public Financial Model for Sports Support in Slovakia

Sustainable Management of the Public Financial Model for Sports Support in Slovakia

Spatial Equality of Urban Care Facilities from the Perspective of Refinement: An Example from Changchun, China

Towards an understanding of inequalities in accessing residential and nursing home provision: The role of geographical approaches

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