Greater nurse density correlates to higher level of population ageing globally, but is more prominent in developed countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Representing over 50% of the healthcare workforce, nurses provide care to people at all ages. This study advances, at a population level, that high levels of nursing services, measured by nurse density may significantly promote population ageing measured by the percentage of a population over 65 years of age (65yo%).

Methods

Population level data was examined to explore the correlation between nurse density and 65yo%. The confounding impacts on ageing such as the effects of economic affluence, physician density, fertility rate, obesity and urban advantages were also considered. Scatter plots, bivariate correlation, partial correlation and multiple linear regression analyses were performed for examining the correlations.

Results

Nurse density correlated to 6

SUBMITTER: You W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10540962 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature