Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Environmental Medicine, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej, Odense M 55 5230, Denmark; Research unit OPEN, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Heden 16, Odense C 5000, Denmark.
Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Environmental Medicine, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej, Odense M 55 5230, Denmark.
Ann Epidemiol. 2024 Oct;98:1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2024.07.004. Epub 2024 Jul 9.
The healthcare systems in Scandinavia inform nationwide registers and the Scandinavian populations are increasingly combined in research. We aimed to compare Norway (NO), Sweden (SE), and Denmark (DK) regarding sociodemographic factors and healthcare.
In this cross-sectional study, we analyzed aggregated data from the nationwide Scandinavian registers. We calculated country-specific statistics on sociodemographic factors and healthcare use (general practitioner visits, admissions to somatic hospitals, and use of medicines).
In 2018, population were 5295,619 (NO), 10,120,242 (SE), and 5781,190 (DK). The populations were comparable regarding sex, age, education, and income distribution. Overall, medication use was comparable, while there was more variation in hospital admissions and general practitioner visits. For example, per 1000 inhabitants, 703 (NO), 665 (SE), and 711 (DK) individuals redeemed a prescription, whereas there were 215 (NO), 134 (SE), and 228 (DK) somatic hospital admissions per 1000 inhabitants. General practitioner contacts per 1000 inhabitants were 7082 in DK and 5773 in NO (-data from SE).
The Scandinavian countries are comparable regarding aggregate-level sociodemographic factors and medication use. Variations are noted in healthcare utilisation as measured by visits to general practitioners and admissions to hospitals. This variation should be considered when comparing data from the Scandinavian countries.
斯堪的纳维亚的医疗保健系统为全国性登记提供信息，斯堪的纳维亚人口在研究中越来越多地结合在一起。我们旨在比较挪威（NO）、瑞典（SE）和丹麦（DK）在社会人口因素和医疗保健方面的情况。
在这项横断面研究中，我们分析了来自全国性斯堪的纳维亚登记处的汇总数据。我们计算了各国关于社会人口因素和医疗保健使用情况（全科医生就诊、躯体医院入院和药物使用）的特定国家统计数据。
2018 年，人口分别为 5295619（NO）、10120242（SE）和 5781190（DK）。人口在性别、年龄、教育和收入分布方面具有可比性。总体而言，药物使用情况相当，但医院入院和全科医生就诊的差异较大。例如，每 1000 名居民中，有 703 人（NO）、665 人（SE）和 711 人（DK）领取了处方，而每 1000 名居民中有 215 人（NO）、134 人（SE）和 228 人（DK）因躯体疾病住院。每 1000 名居民的全科医生就诊次数为 7082 次（DK）和 5773 次（NO）（SE 无数据）。
斯堪的纳维亚国家在总体社会人口因素和药物使用方面具有可比性。在全科医生就诊和医院入院等医疗保健利用方面存在差异。在比较斯堪的纳维亚国家的数据时，应考虑到这种差异。
