@article{ref1,
title="Determinants of travel mode choice for seeking healthcare: a comparison between elderly and non-elderly patients",
journal="Journal of transport geography",
year="2021",
author="Du, Fangye and Mao, Liang and Wang, Jiaoe",
volume="92",
number="",
pages="103023-103023",
abstract="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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0966-6923",
doi="10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2021.103023",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2021.103023"
}