Consumers and Their Demand for Healthcare

Babalola, Olubanke

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“…Demand is defined as a concept of economics that describes the consumer’s desire to pay a price for goods and services [ 12 ]. Holding all other factors constant, when the price of a good or service rises, demand will decline, whereas a decrease in the price of a good or service will increase demand [ 13 ]. According to Grossman [ 14 ] the demand for healthcare is derived from the need for health services.…”

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The Influence of Racial Differences in the Demand for Healthcare in South Africa: A Case of Public Healthcare

Mhlanga

Garidzirai

2020

IJERPH

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The study sought to analyse the influence of racial differences in the demand for public healthcare in South Africa, using the 2018 General Household Survey (GHS) data. This was completed to understand if race still plays a role in access to healthcare in post-apartheid South Africa. Logistic regression analysis revealed that race significantly explained the variance in demand for public healthcare, with White populations having the lowest probability of demand for public healthcare compared to other races. Consequently, the study noted that racial differences still play a critical role in affording one access to healthcare after assessing the situation obtaining in public healthcare. Therefore, the study recommends that the government of South Africa should create policies that encourage equal access to basic services in addressing racial inequality in the country.

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The Influence of Racial Differences in the Demand for Healthcare in South Africa: A Case of Public Healthcare

Mhlanga

Garidzirai

2020

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“…Accumulating evidence suggests that an era of exploding medical demand has arisen globally and that people are visiting hospitals more frequently than ever before (1)(2)(3)(4). These increases also inflict heavier burdens on the eye care system (5,6).…”

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Exploring the growth patterns of medical demand for eye care: a longitudinal hospital-level study over 10 years in China

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Background: The increasing demand for eye care inflicts a heavy burden on the eye care system.The uneven distribution of demand dynamically exacerbates the supply-demand imbalance. Systematic explorations of the growth patterns of the demand for eye care are needed to detect potential influences on the safety and quality of medical services.Methods: This is an observational longitudinal study at the hospital level. We exported 8 million outpatient visit records over 10 years from the electronic health record (EHR) system of Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center (ZOC). The total visits to all levels of medical institutions in China were collected from the websites of the China National Statistics Bureau. The target 10-year period was from Jan 1, 2008, to Dec 31, 2017. Revisit intervals were analysed to assess the stickiness of patient demand. The proportions of non-local patients (from cities other than Guangzhou in Guangdong Province, or provinces other than Guangdong Province in China) were analysed to assess flowing demand liquidity.Results: Visits to medical institutions continuously increased over the examined period (2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016)(2017) in China. Increasing patient visits and corresponding supplementation of doctors broke the supply-demand balance at ZOC. In terms of the temporal aspect, uneven distributions over cycles of weeks and years, referred to as Monday peaks and vacation peaks, became more evident during the examined period. With respect to geography, the coverage of demand sources expanded to the whole nation, and the flowing demand accounted for higher proportions at both the city and province levels. Subdepartments of ophthalmology had diverse growth speeds and proportions of flowing demand. Patients presented higher stickiness with shorter revisit intervals, and non-locals had higher stickiness than local patients. Conclusions:The growth patterns of demand for eye care indicate potential challenges for ophthalmologists at the hospital level, including regular workload peaks, a wider range of patients with diverse cultural backgrounds, and higher stickiness of patients.

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“…In order to understand the concept of demand in health care, some important concepts or factors that influence demand in healthcare must be known. These are the price, income, government intervention, consumer, and supply (Babalola, 2017).…”

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Analysis of the Healthcare and Overall Economic Competitiveness of Santiago, Isabela, Philippines

Abello

Agcaoili

Agustin

2022

JEFAS

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City of Santiago, Isabela, is otherwise known as the “Queen City of the North” and the only independent component city in region 2 that substantially contributes to the overall production and competitiveness of the region. This study aimed to determine the influence of the state of healthcare to the economic competitiveness, identify the determinants that contribute to the demand for healthcare, discover the factors that affect the choices of consumers to healthcare services, and measure the effect of healthcare inputs on the level of mortality rate in the City of Santiago, Isabela, Philippines. Primary and secondary data were utilized, and even employed descriptive and inferential statistics for the analysis. This study discovered that the competitive index has a significant positive impact on the total annual patients and healthcare facilities while the annual healthcare expenditure of the City of Santiago is insignificant. The demand for healthcare services arises because of demographic, medical-related, and socio-economic factors. Moreover, the prime factor influencing residents' acquiring healthcare services is the quality itself. Lastly, the mortality rate has a significant inverse impact on the number of general practitioners and medical specialists in the city, while the number of hospital beds showed a significant positive effect.

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Consumers and Their Demand for Healthcare

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The Influence of Racial Differences in the Demand for Healthcare in South Africa: A Case of Public Healthcare

The Influence of Racial Differences in the Demand for Healthcare in South Africa: A Case of Public Healthcare

Exploring the growth patterns of medical demand for eye care: a longitudinal hospital-level study over 10 years in China

Analysis of the Healthcare and Overall Economic Competitiveness of Santiago, Isabela, Philippines

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