Determining Satisfaction with Access and Financial Aspects of Care for Persons Exposed to Libby Amphibole Asbestos: Rural and National Environmental Policy Implications

Libby, Montana is a Superfund site and epicenter of one of the worst environmental disasters in the USA history in terms of asbestos-related mortality and morbidity. Perceptions of access and financial aspects of care were explored among a national cohort of persons postasbestos exposure and prior t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Environmental and Public Health 2011-01, Vol.2011 (2011), p.176-184
Hauptverfasser: Hill, Wade G., Winters, Charlene A., Kuntz, Sandra W., Weinert, Clarann, Rowse, Kimberly, Hernandez, Tanis, Black, Brad
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Zusammenfassung:Libby, Montana is a Superfund site and epicenter of one of the worst environmental disasters in the USA history in terms of asbestos-related mortality and morbidity. Perceptions of access and financial aspects of care were explored among a national cohort of persons postasbestos exposure and prior to a 2009 Public Health Emergency Declaration. Our findings indicated the Libby cohort was significantly less satisfied with access and financial aspects of care as measured by two PSQ-III scales when compared to an adult, chronically ill patient sample. Participants with higher levels of respiratory morbidity and depression had significantly lower satisfaction scores.
ISSN:1687-9805
1687-9813
DOI:10.1155/2011/789514