Evaluating the Access to Health Services Among Senior Citizens in Barangay Tumana

Abstract

Background: As the elderly population continues to expand, ensuring accessibility at the community level becomes increasingly important to strengthen the Expanded Senior Citizen Act of 2010 (R.A. 9994). Objective: This study aims to evaluate the access to health services among senior citizens in Barangay Tumana. Method: A quantitative descriptive research design was employed among 372 senior citizens in Barangay Tumana, Marikina City, selected through random sampling. Data were collected through face-to-face surveys with the utilization of a Google Forms questionnaire and analyzed through Microsoft Excel. Results: The demographic profile revealed that most of the respondents were aged 66-70 years old, majority were females (55.9%), married (62.9%), living with children (86.5%), living in Barangay Tumana for more than 10 years (90.8 %), and high school graduates (58.8%), retired (79.57%), and monthly income are below 10, 957 (50.5%). The result showed that all indicators, availability, accessibility, acceptability, affordability, and accommodation, got a mean score of 4.21-5.00, which can be categorized as very highly accessible. Conclusion: These findings reinforced the importance of accessible community healthcare in improving the quality of life of senior citizens in Barangay Tumana.

Keywords: senior citizens; health service access; community healthcare; barangay Tumana; quality of life