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Table 4 Unmet health care needs by source of care in order of total frequency (response choice option “not received, but needed”)

From: The Youth Health Care measure-satisfaction, utilization, and needs (YHC-SUN)-development of a self-report version of the Child Health Care (CHC-SUN) proxy-measure

Unmet needs

Total

Attending pediatric specialist

Attending adult specialist

No specialist

Having a primary care physician

Having no primary care physician

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

Dietary counseling

23.6

5.7

31.7

30.8

25.0

19.0

Health education

22.5

5.7

29.7

26.9

17.9

38.1

Psychological counseling

21.4

5.7

29.7

23.1

20.0

26.2

Health services at school/at work

15.9

7.5

18.8

23.1

12.1

28.6

Self-help groups

14.8

7.5

18.8

15.4

17.1

7.1

Coordination of services

13.2

9.4

12.9

23.1

12.1

16.7

Physiotherapy

12.1

5.7

15.8

11.5

12.1

11.9

Rehabilitation services

11.5

9.4

14.9

3.8

11.4

11.9

Occupational therapy

7.7

3.8

7.9

15.4

8.6

4.8

Telephone counseling

7.7

0.0

10.9

7.7

7.1

9.5

Social worker services

7.1

7.5

7.9

3.8

7.9

4.8

Short-term respite care

3.8

1.9

5.0

3.8

3.6

4.8

Speech therapy

3.3

1.9

4.0

3.8

2.1

7.1

Supply with physical aids

2.7

0.0

4.0

3.8

2.9

2.4

Stoma therapy

2.7

1.9

3.0

3.8

2.9

2.4

Nursing services at home

2.2

1.9

2.0

3.8

2.1

2.4

Supply with medical equipment

1.1

0.0

2.0

0.0

1.4

0.0

  1. Note: The response choice option “not received but needed” implies that a person feels that he needs a service but does not receive it