Treatment Access Barriers

Benefits

Risks & contraindications

Highlighted claims

• Travel was one of the most prominent burdens, with participants often dreading journeys due to uncontrollable factors such as transport strikes, train delays, inaccessible routes, and walking distances. — Fighting for care: how can we better support people with multiple long-term conditions who are accessing community mental health groups? A qualitative interview study within a UK arts therapies trial
• Public transport was frequently avoided because walking distances, standing, disorientation, dizziness, confusion, and lack of reliable seating could make journeys physically and mentally difficult. — Fighting for care: how can we better support people with multiple long-term conditions who are accessing community mental health groups? A qualitative interview study within a UK arts therapies trial
• Long journeys caused fatigue before therapy began and left participants worried about having enough energy for the return trip. — Fighting for care: how can we better support people with multiple long-term conditions who are accessing community mental health groups? A qualitative interview study within a UK arts therapies trial
• When taxis were provided, participants described them as enabling attendance that would otherwise have been impossible. — Fighting for care: how can we better support people with multiple long-term conditions who are accessing community mental health groups? A qualitative interview study within a UK arts therapies trial
• Travel problems affected therapy quality by requiring recovery time after arrival and reducing the available therapy time for late arrivals. — Fighting for care: how can we better support people with multiple long-term conditions who are accessing community mental health groups? A qualitative interview study within a UK arts therapies trial
• Advance information about location, transport options, toilet facilities, and accessibility made attendance more possible, and participants valued receiving it early enough to prepare. — Fighting for care: how can we better support people with multiple long-term conditions who are accessing community mental health groups? A qualitative interview study within a UK arts therapies trial
• Morning sessions were especially difficult for participants with MLTCs because pain was often worse on waking, and time was needed for medication, personal care, and for symptoms to settle; afternoon sessions were preferred. — Fighting for care: how can we better support people with multiple long-term conditions who are accessing community mental health groups? A qualitative interview study within a UK arts therapies trial