Cookson, Richard orcid.org/0000-0003-0052-996X, Robson, Matthew, Skarda, Ieva et al. (1 more author) (2021) Equity-informative methods of health services research. Journal of Health Organization and Management. ISSN 1477-7266
Abstract
Purpose: We review quantitative methods for analysing the equity impacts of health care and public health interventions: who benefits most and who bears the largest burdens (opportunity costs)? Mainstream health services research focuses on effectiveness and efficiency but decision makers also need information about equity. Design/methodology/approach: We review equity-informative methods of quantitative data analysis in three core areas of health services research: effectiveness analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis and performance measurement. An appendix includes further readings and resources. Findings: Researchers seeking to analyse health equity impacts now have a practical and flexible set of methods at their disposal which builds on the standard health services research toolkit. Some of the more advanced methods require specialised skills, but basic equity-informative methods can be used by any health services researcher with appropriate skills in the three core areas. Originality/value: We hope that this review will raise awareness of equity-informative methods of health services research and facilitate their entry into the mainstream so that health policymakers are routinely presented with information about who gains and who loses from their decisions.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Funding Information: This is independent research by the University of York funded by the Wellcome Trust (Grant No. 205427/Z/16/Z). Work developing some of the methods described was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (SRF-2013-06-015). © 2021, Emerald Publishing Limited. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details |
Keywords: | Conditional average treatment effects,Cost/benefit analysis,Distributional cost-effectiveness analysis,Equity,Inequality,Quality improvement,Quality indicators,Quasi experimental designs,Randomised controlled trials,Small-area analysis,Socioeconomic factors,Subgroup analysis |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Centre for Health Economics (York) The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Music (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 14 Oct 2021 13:10 |
Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2025 00:44 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-07-2020-0275 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1108/JHOM-07-2020-0275 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:179242 |
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