Scientific journal paper Q2
Setting priorities in health: The managers' perspectives versus general public
Nuno Araújo (Araújo, N.); Ana Maria Reis (Reis, A. M.); Ana Borges (Borges, A.); José Maia Neves (Neves, J. M.); Álvaro Rosa (Rosa, Á.);
Journal Title
International Journal of Care Coordination
Year (definitive publication)
2023
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Abstract
Introduction: Decision-makers are constantly confronted with the need of balancing limited resources while establishing rationing criteria in health care system. However, there is an emerging trend in involving citizens in rationing debates as mechanism to assuring legitimacy in the decision-making process. This paper aims to explore citizens’ opinions on priority setting in health care access in comparison with the perspectives of managers. Methods: An online questionnaire was used to collect the data. A logistic regression was applied to evaluate factors that shape the prioritization of groups in access to health care services. The collected data comprehends 400 individuals, aged 18 years old and over living in continental Portugal. Results: The study results reveal that managers and the general public, in the context of limited resources, both agree with the need to prioritize some groups over others in access to health care services. The priority groups would include the elderly, children, and people with chronic conditions. The most outstanding finding is that managers prefer children as their first priority group against the general public who has considered as top priority the elder ones. Discussion: This study identified which stakeholders are prone to be included in decision-making processes for effective priority-setting models in the health care systems and evaluated their preferences.
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Keywords
Health priorities,Health care reform,Delivery of health care,Health care rationing,Community participation
  • Clinical Medicine - Medical and Health Sciences
  • Health Sciences - Medical and Health Sciences