The role of health care systems on populations’ health status and longevity

dc.contributor.author	Τυροβολάς, Στέφανος	el
dc.contributor.author	Πολυχρονόπουλος, Ευάγγελος	el
dc.contributor.author	Τούντας, Γιάννης	el
dc.contributor.author	Παναγιωτάκος, Δημοσθένης	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-14T19:20:32Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-14T19:20:32Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-14
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1256
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Longevity
dc.subject	Σύστημα υγείας
dc.subject	Υπηρεσίες υγείας
dc.subject	Θνησιμότητα
dc.subject	Μακροβιότητα
dc.subject	Health services
dc.subject	Health systems
dc.subject	Physicians
dc.subject	Mortality
dc.title	The role of health care systems on populations’ health status and longevity	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.secondaryTitle	a comprehensive analysis	en
heal.generalDescription	Special article	en
heal.classification	Primary health care
heal.classification	Υγεία
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92006809
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Υγεία
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006449
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2010-09
heal.bibliographicCitation	Tyrovolas, S., Polychronopoulos, E., Tountas, Y., Panagiotakos, D.. (2010). The role of health care systems on populations’ health status and longevity: a comprehensive analysis. "Health Science Journal". 4 (3), 149-56.	en
heal.abstract	Background: Western populations enjoy unprecedented wealth and longevity. This increase in life expectancy is staggering, posing tremendous challenges in disease burden, especially in chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Limited studies investigate the effect of health services on longevity in adult populations. In this work, findings from studies throughout the world are presented and analysed in order to evaluate the effect of health services on population’s health status. Methods: Published results from studies that assessed the associations of public health services (i.e., physicians supply) on longevity were retrieved (searches in Pubmed, Scopus, up to January 2010) and summarized. Results: Few studies, mostly located in the US and UK, have evaluated the role of health services on the population’s health status. The majority of the studies reported an association between the frequency of physicians and mortality, while some other studies reported weak or no associations between physician supply and longevity. No data are available regarding other health care services, like nursing or dietetics support. Conclusion: Although very few data are available, it seems that there is a relation between quality and quantity of health care services and longevity. However, there is still a serious lack of evidence especially in other areas of health services as well as in various populations.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2010-07