Public healthcare expenditure and COVID-19 mortality in Spain and in Europe.
Rev Clin Esp (Barc)
; 221(7): 400-403, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1233596
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the association between public health expenditure per capita and the mortality rate due to COVID-19 in Europe and Spain. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to compare and contrast the mortality rate due to COVID-19 between countries and autonomous communities with higher and lower public health expenditure per capita than the mean.RESULTS:
No correlation between the public health expenditure per capita and the mortality rate due to COVID-19 (r 0.3; p = 0.14) was found among European countries or Spain's Autonomous Communities (r 0.03; p = 0.91). No significant differences were found when comparing the mortality rate due to COVID-19 among the public health expenditure per capita groups.CONCLUSIONS:
The available evidence does not support association between «low¼ public healthcare expenditure and the poor outcomes observed in Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic. Increased funding for the Spanish National Health System should be earmarked for structural reforms to increase its social efficiency.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Public Health
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Health Expenditures
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev Clin Esp (Barc)
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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