Influencing factors of health resource allocation and utilisation before and after COVID-19 based on RIF-I-OLS decomposition method: a longitudinal retrospective study in Guangdong Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore factors that influenced the health resource allocation and utilisation before and after COVID-19, and subsequently offer sensible recommendations for advancing the scientific distribution of health resources.

Design

A longitudinal survey using 2017-2020 data, which were collected for analysis.

Setting

The study was conducted based on data collected from the Health Commission of Guangdong Province's website.

Outcome measures

Eight health resource indicators and four health resource utilisation indicators were included in the factor analysis. Four indices were calculated to measure the inequality in health resource allocation and utilisation. We analysed factors for the inequality indices using the recentred influence function index ordinary

SUBMITTER: Wu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10039974 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature