Nurse staffing and life expectancy at birth and at 65 years old: Evidence from 35 OECD countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To measure the possible magnitude of the role nurse staffing has on increasing life expectancy at birth and at 65 years old.

Methods

The statistical technique of panel data analysis was applied to investigate the relationship from the number of practicing nurses' density per 1000 population to life expectancy at birth and at 65 years old. Five control variables were used as the proxies for the levels of medical staffing, health care financial and physical resources, and medical technology. The observations of 35 member countries of Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) were collected from OECD Health Statistics over 2000-2016 period.

Results

There were meaningful relationships from nurse staffing to life expectancy at birth and at 65

SUBMITTER: Amiri A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6838842 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature