EU health systems classification: a new proposal from EURO-HEALTHY.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In accordance the WHO framework of health system functions and by using the indicators collected within the EURO-HEALTHY project, this work aims to contribute to the discussion on the classification of EU health systems.

Methods

Three methods were used in this article: factor analysis, cluster analysis and descriptive analysis; data were mainly collected from the WHO and Eurostat databases.

Results

The most relevant result is the proposed classification of health systems into the following clusters: Austria-Germany, Central and Northern Countries, Southern Countries, Eastern Countries 'A' and Eastern Countries 'B'.

Conclusions

The proposed typology contributes to the discussion about how to classify health systems; the typology of EU health systems a

SUBMITTER: Ferreira PL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6029343 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature