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Multi-criteria decision analysis as a tool for evaluation of unmet needs in health care
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Abstract The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals appoint that all Member States have agreed to try to achieve Universal Health Coverage by 2030. This includes financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential m... view more
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals appoint that all Member States have agreed to try to achieve Universal Health Coverage by 2030. This includes financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines for all. The World Health Organisation has defined the Universal Health Coverage as a priority, which means that all people can use the preventive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative health care services they need, of sufficient quality to be effective, while also ensuring that the use of these services does not expose the user to financial hardship. The classic approach of the unmet medical needs is defined as the total self-reported unmet needs for medical care for the following three reasons: financial barriers, waiting times, too far to travel. According to the Eurostat data, overall range of unmet medical needs in Latvia is the highest of the European Union countries, however, the accessibility of health services depends on a multitude of factors that relate to the health system and also to the patients themselves. Therefore the Multi-criteria decision analysis approach could be acceptable for assessment of the unmet medical needs. The data on unmet medical needs for Latvia should be additionally evaluated, taking into account the “therapeutic need”, which refers to the need for a better treatment than the treatment currently reimbursed, from the perspective of the patient. Apart from therapeutic need, the concept of societal need should be investigated, which refers to the need for a better treatment than the currently available treatment for societal reasons.... view less
Keywords
health care delivery system; health care; medical care; need satisfaction; mobility barrier; costs; time; Latvia
Classification
Health Policy
Free Keywords
unmet needs; multi-criteria decision analysis; European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC); Euro Health Consumer Index (EHCI); Latvian Barometer (LB)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 1-10
Journal
SHS Web of Conferences, 51 (2018)
Issue topic
6th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference "Society - Health - Welfare" (Part II)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20185102001
ISSN
2261-2424
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed