Healthcare deprivation matters: a novel framework to unveil the influencing mechanisms of aging anxiety and healthcare utilization

To alleviate anxiety related to medical resource shortage and promote healthy aging, a multidimensional response system is needed. This includes improving medical insurance, advancing primary healthcare management, enhancing health literacy, and building family-community support networks. Policy design should emphasize the synergy between psychosocial factors and institutional frameworks, providing theoretical and empirical support for equitable, inclusive healthcare utilization and sustainable health development.