In regards to feeling an expectation of accessibility, 7.5% reported that they needed to be accessible around the clock, 26% reported that they needed to be accessible all day, 52% reported they needed to be accessible daily, 13% reported that they only needed to be accessible now and then, and 1.0% reported they never needed to be accessible.
The ubiquity of social-networking tools has created an expectation of accessibility not just from friends and colleagues but from companies too.
Patient factors may also contribute to low use of preventive care by disadvantaged groups including lower patient health literacy, self-efficacy and expectations of accessibility and quality of care [ 16- 19].
Ironically, though, even with long battery life, due to our intense inter-dependence on these electronic devices, there are also new expectations for accessibility of power anywhere and everywhere, and new needs for discreet charging options.
Set clear expectations on accessibility.
Law is a service business, and expectations of instant accessibility reportedly make reduced schedules difficult to accommodate.
But it has also created expectations of constant accessibility.
Ling's argument is that, over time, expectations for accessibility have become universally heightened as a result of having virtually anytime-anywhere access to each other, not to mention information and other forms of content.
Secondly, measures of accessibility are based on self-reported access issues, and expectations may differ among different demographic, socioeconomic, and geographical sub-groups of the population.
To be mindful of accessibility is now, more than ever, an expectation.
Provider perspectives do not necessarily align with those of service users, and expectations regarding the accessibility of healthcare and the outcomes of medical treatment may be dissimilar between these two groups [ 26, 27].
