Analysis of Equity in Utilization of Inpatient Health Services for the Eld-erly in China
Abstract
To measure the equity of inpatient health service utilization of the elderly in China,analyze the contribution of multiple
influencing factors to the inequality,and provide decision-making reference for improving the equity of inpatient service utilization
of the elderly.Methods:using the 2018 national baseline survey data of China Health and elderly care follow-up survey(Charls),the
equity of inpatient health service utilization of the elderly and the contribution of its influencing factors were investigated by using
the centralized index and centralized index decomposition method.Results:the concentration index of inpatient health service
utilization of the elderly was 0.0486.Conclusion:the utilization of inpatient health services for the elderly in China is unfair to a
certain extent.The economic situation is the main factor leading to the unfair utilization of inpatient health services for the elderly
in China.
influencing factors to the inequality,and provide decision-making reference for improving the equity of inpatient service utilization
of the elderly.Methods:using the 2018 national baseline survey data of China Health and elderly care follow-up survey(Charls),the
equity of inpatient health service utilization of the elderly and the contribution of its influencing factors were investigated by using
the centralized index and centralized index decomposition method.Results:the concentration index of inpatient health service
utilization of the elderly was 0.0486.Conclusion:the utilization of inpatient health services for the elderly in China is unfair to a
certain extent.The economic situation is the main factor leading to the unfair utilization of inpatient health services for the elderly
in China.
Keywords
Health Service Utilization; Hospitalization; Fairness; Concentration Index
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18282/l-e.v10i4.2506
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