The out-of-pocket medication burden: Which health problems impact the Czech population aged 50+?
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43110%2F21%3A43920038" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43110/21:43920038 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3281" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3281</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3281" target="_blank" >10.1002/hpm.3281</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The out-of-pocket medication burden: Which health problems impact the Czech population aged 50+?
Original language description
Adults 50-years-old and greater form the group most vulnerable to a high burden from payments for medication. These Czech older adults devote around 60% of out-of-pocket payments for medication, which might influence their consumption patterns and access to health care. This paper extends the empirical evidence of the out-of-pocket burden and catastrophic payments by addressing the consumption of medication among the Czech population aged 50 and higher. Data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, wave 6, is used. A generalised linear model is applied for estimating the out-of-pocket medication burden; a binary logistic regression is used for the investigation of catastrophic medication expenditure. The results showed that medications for pain, joint pain/joint inflammation, anxiety and depression, heart diseases and high blood pressure are robust predictors for the medication burden and risk factors for catastrophic payments. Special attention should also be paid to medications for suppressing inflammation and sleep problems. Despite universal coverage in the Czech Republic, taking medications for specific health problems, especially those related to the nervous system, influences the well-being of older individuals. Policy makers should revise the prescription practice and related reimbursement policies and reconsider current protection from the high medication burden.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50902 - Social sciences, interdisciplinary
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
International Journal of Health Planning and Management
ISSN
0749-6753
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
36
Issue of the periodical within the volume
6
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
16
Pages from-to
2129-2144
UT code for WoS article
000670789300001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85109680273