Health Systems and Their Assessment: A Methodological Proposal of the Synthetic Outcome Measure.

ABSTRACT: The effectiveness of health systems is an area of constant interest for public health researchers and practitioners. The varied approach to effectiveness itself has resulted in numerous methodological proposals related to its measurement. The limitations of the currently used methods lead to a constant search for better tools for the assessment of health systems. This article shows the possibilities of using the health system synthetic outcome measure (SOM) for this purpose. It is an original tool using 41 indicators referring to the epidemiological situation, health behaviors, and factors related to the health-care system, which allows a relatively quick and easy assessment of the health system in terms of its effectiveness. Construction of the measure of health system functioning in such

SUBMITTER: Romaniuk P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5949533 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature