Inequality in provision of medical care in Sweden: a case of social epidemiological hypochondria?

Educational disparities in antipsychotic drug use among older people with and without dementia in Sweden

“…In Canada, 26% of those with dementia in the lowest income quintile used antipsychotic drugs compared with 19% of those belonging to the highest income quintile . The higher occurrence of potentially inappropriately prescribed psychotropics in people with lower socioeconomic position has also been found for other psychotropic drug classes, antidepressants , and overall potentially inappropriate psychotropic drug use , although the socioeconomic differences found in the Nordic countries are probably modest from an international perspective .…”

Socioeconomic differences in outpatient healthcare utilisation are mainly seen for musculoskeletal problems in groups with poor self-rated health

“…In Sweden, discussions has for some time focused on the third proposed explanation [6]. Despite being a country of high welfare and with low inequities in the healthcare system [7], domestic reports have demonstrated that groups with low SES are treated to a less extent with the best treatment available than are groups with high SES [6]. It has also been suggested that low SES groups get less hours of rehabilitation [8],and studies from Sweden, Norway, and UK have further demonstrated that groups with low SES have less referrals by physicians [4,6,9,10].…”