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Values Underpinning Integrated, People-Centred Health Services: Similarities and Differences among Actor Groups Across Europe.
- Source :
- International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC); Jul-Sep2022, Vol. 22 Issue 3, p1-16, 16p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
-
Abstract
- Introduction: In addition to the functional aspects of healthcare integration, an understanding of its normative aspects is needed. This study explores the importance of values underpinning integrated, people-centred health services, and examines similarities and differences among the values prioritised by actors across Europe. Methods: Explorative cross-sectional design with quantitative analysis. A questionnaire of 18 values was conducted across Europe. A total of 1,013 respondents indicated the importance of each of the values on a nine-point scale and selected three most important values. Respondents were clustered in four actor groups, and countries in four European sub-regions. Results: The importance scores of values ranged from 7.62 to 8.55 on a nine-point scale. Statistically significant differences among actor groups were found for ten values. Statistically significant differences across European sub-regions were found for six values. Our analysis revealed two clusters of values: 'people related' and 'governance and organisation'. Discussion and conclusion: The study found that all 18 values in the set are considered important by the respondents. Additionally, it revealed distinctions in emphasis among the values prioritised by actor groups and across sub-regions. The study uncovered two clusters of values that contribute to a conceptually based definition of integrated, people-centred health services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HEALTH policy
STATISTICS
CROSS-sectional method
PATIENT-centered care
QUANTITATIVE research
MEDICAL care
POPULATION geography
SURVEYS
COMPARATIVE studies
CONCEPTUAL structures
RESEARCH funding
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
QUESTIONNAIRES
CHI-squared test
INTEGRATED health care delivery
CLUSTER analysis (Statistics)
DATA analysis software
LOGISTIC regression analysis
DATA analysis
ETHNIC groups
DELPHI method
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15684156
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 159406999
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.6015