While visiting the home of an 89-year-old woman out in the country, the nurse learns that her primary care provider's office is one hour's drive away. The client states, "I've just stopped going in for appointments in the past few years
It's just too far for me to drive by myself." This situation exemplifies which of the seven A's of challenges to elders in rural areas?
A) Availability
B) Accessibility
C) Affordability
D) Awareness
Ans: B
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Accessibility refers to amount of adequate, appropriate, and affordable transportation as well as the degree of cultural and geographic isolation. Availability refers to the number and diversity of formal services and providers, number of acceptable services, and amount of human service infrastructure. Affordability refers to the ability to pay for services. Awareness refers to the level of information dissemination and degree of literacy.
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