Economic Crisis and Healthcare Services

• Other Authors: Zavras, Dimitris (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Public health & preventive medicine; healthcare affordability; economic crisis; ability to make ends meet; capacity to cope with unexpected financial expenses; geographic characteristics; socioeconomic characteristics; epidemiologic characteristics; demand-side barriers; supply-side barriers; pharmaceutical company; business diversification; medical device; technical efficiency; meta-frontier analysis; model of competencies; competency; middle nurse manager; nurse manager; logistic level; health policy; healthcare services; Hospital efficiency; coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic; lockdown; uncertainty; age; income loss; job loss; social class; health literacy; concern for health; Chinese healthcare system; sustainable development goals (SDGs); performance; evaluation; SARS-CoV-19; pandemic; crisis management; GDP; gross domestic product; multi-segment Theil-Sen; European administrative capacity; econometric model; European regional development; COVID-19; population migration; health expenditure; maternal mortality; sanitation; clean technologies; South Asian countries; job insecurity; unethical organizational behavior; job embeddedness; turnover intention; tourism industry; Improved Community Health Fund (iCHF); Ubungo municipality; healthcare providers; community health; health insurance; unethical organizational behaviors; family financial pressure; family motivation; COVID-19 pandemic; tourism; n/a
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Economic crises, such as the economic crisis of 2008, are related to several issues, including decreases in disposable income and increases in unemployment. At the individual level, decreasing disposable income, unemployment, and loss of insurance coverage have detrimental effects on the ability to seek affordable, quality, and accessible healthcare. At the population level, they have adverse effects on physical and psychological health and on overall well-being. From a healthcare services perspective, economic crises challenge the ability to provide quality, affordable healthcare services that meet the needs and expectations of the population. In the same vein, the economic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis include decreases in income, increases in unemployment, financial uncertainty, declines in living conditions, and pressures exerted on healthcare systems. On the other hand, several non-COVID-19 health-related effects are tied to the pandemic. In this sense, this book attempts to highlight the influences of economic crises on individuals, the world economy, and healthcare. Although the range of challenges attributed to economic crises is quite broad, the collection of articles in this book investigates topics that focus on the global economic crisis of 2008 as well as the one induced by the COVID-19 pandemic. In an environment of negative economic development, these kinds of issues should be highlighted, and potential solutions should be investigated.