Siciliani Luigi
Department of Economics and Related Studies, University of York, New York, NY USA.
Isr J Health Policy Res. 2014 Nov 27;3(1):38. doi: 10.1186/2045-4015-3-38. eCollection 2014.
Waiting times for elective care are a major health policy issue in many developed countries. Recent empirical studies suggest that inequalities in waiting times by socioeconomic status are present within publicly-funded systems in several countries. In this short commentary I discuss alternative approaches regarding data, methods and interpretation of results. Further work in this research area is needed.
择期治疗的等待时间是许多发达国家的一个主要卫生政策问题。最近的实证研究表明,在一些国家的公共资助体系中,存在着等待时间因社会经济地位而产生的不平等现象。在这篇简短的评论中,我讨论了关于数据、方法和结果解释的替代方法。该研究领域还需要进一步开展工作。