Health and care service utilisation and cost over the life-span: a descriptive analysis of population data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current demographic changes affect both the level and composition of health and care needs in the population. The aim of this study was to estimate utilisation and cost for a comprehensive range of health and care services by age and gender to provide an in-depth picture of the life-span pattern of service needs and related costs.

Methods

Data on service use in 2010 for the entire population in Norway were collected from four high-quality national registers. Cost for different services were calculated combining data on service utilisation from the registries and estimates of unit cost. Data on cost and users were aggregated within four healthcare services and seven long-term care services subtypes. Per capita cost by age and gender was decomposed into user rates a

SUBMITTER: Kalseth J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7236310 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature