Determinants of travel mode choice for seeking healthcare: A comparison between elderly and non-elderly patients

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2021.103023

	Determinants of travel mode choice for seeking healthcare: A comparison between elderly and non-elderly patients
	Du, Fangye 1,2; Mao, Liang 3; Wang, Jiaoe 1,2
刊名	JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY
	2021-04-01
卷号	92 页码:7
关键词	Travel mode choice Healthcare-seeking behavior Elderly mobility Trip characteristics Health accessibility
ISSN号	0966-6923
DOI	10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2021.103023
通讯作者	Wang, Jiaoe(wangje@igsnrr.ac.cn)
英文摘要	People?s travel mode choices can vary significantly by age group due to different influencing factors, but relevant research on health-related travel is scarce. In this study, we explored and compared the determinants of travel mode choice for healthcare-seeking non-elderly and elderly patients in Beijing, China. A multinomial logit model was used to analyze data from a recent healthcare-seeking behavior survey. The results show that increased age discourages car use and slightly prompts non-motorized travel in the non-elderly, but has the opposite effect in the elderly group. Household income has a negative effect on non-motorized travel in the non-elderly, but a positive effect in elderly patients. Highly mixed land use, intensive urban development, and difficulty in parking discourage non-elderly patients from traveling by car, but none of these factors have a significant effect on the elderly. Our findings shed light on the unique transportation demands for different age cohorts and inform the creation of age-specific interventions to improve overall access to health.
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China[42071147] ; China Scholarship Council (CSC)
WOS关键词	BUILT ENVIRONMENT ; ACCESS ; BARRIERS ; OLDER ; ACCESSIBILITY ; TRANSPORT ; PATTERNS ; SERVICES ; BEHAVIOR ; CHILDREN
WOS研究方向	Business & Economics ; Geography ; Transportation
语种	英语
出版者	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
WOS记录号	WOS:000647439500007
资助机构	National Natural Science Foundation of China ; China Scholarship Council (CSC)
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/162647]
专题	中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者	Wang, Jiaoe
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Key Lab Reg Sustainable Dev Modeling, 11A,Datun Rd, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Coll Resources & Environm, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 3.Univ Florida, Dept Geog, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Du, Fangye,Mao, Liang,Wang, Jiaoe. Determinants of travel mode choice for seeking healthcare: A comparison between elderly and non-elderly patients[J]. JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY,2021,92:7.
APA	Du, Fangye,Mao, Liang,&Wang, Jiaoe.(2021).Determinants of travel mode choice for seeking healthcare: A comparison between elderly and non-elderly patients.JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY,92,7.
MLA	Du, Fangye,et al."Determinants of travel mode choice for seeking healthcare: A comparison between elderly and non-elderly patients".JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY 92(2021):7.