| The relevance of personal characteristics in allocating health care resources-controversial preferences of laypersons with different educational backgrounds. | |
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PMID: 22470289 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In all industrial countries publicly funded health care systems are confronted with budget constraints. Therefore, priority setting in resource allocation seems inevitable. This paper examines whether personal characteristics could be taken into consideration when allocating health services in Germany, and whether attitudes towards prioritizing health care vary among individuals with different levels of education. Using a conjoint analysis approach, hypothetical patients described in terms of 'lifestyle', 'age', 'severity of illness', 'type of illness', 'improvement in health', and 'treatment costs' were constructed, and the importance weights for these personal characteristics were elicited from 120 members of the general public. Participants were selected according to a sampling guide including educational background, age, chronic illness and gender. Results are reported for groups with different levels of education (low, middle, high) only. The findings show that the patients' age is the most important criterion for the allocation of health care resources, followed by 'severity of illness' and 'improvement in health'. Preferences vary among participants with different educational backgrounds, which refer to different attitudes towards distributive justice and might represent different socialization experiences. |
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Authors:
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Jeannette Winkelhage; Adele Diederich |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2012-01-16 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International journal of environmental research and public health Volume: 9 ISSN: 1660-4601 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Environ Res Public Health Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-04-03 Completed Date: 2012-06-19 Revised Date: 2013-05-20 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101238455 Medline TA: Int J Environ Res Public Health Country: Switzerland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 223-43 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Jacobs University Bremen, Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen, Germany. |
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Attitude to Health Educational Status* Germany Health Behavior Health Care Rationing* Health Priorities Humans Life Style Personality* |
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