Patient and provider perspectives on quality and health system effectiveness in a transition economy: Evidence from Ukraine

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 114, Issue , 2014, Pages 57-65

  Luck, J ^a   Peabody, J W ^b,c   DeMaria, L M ^b,c   Alvarado, C S ^a   Menon, R ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QURE Healthcare   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Eastern Europe; Health care delivery; Health policy; Health system effectiveness; Noncommunicable disease; Primary care; Quality of care; Ukraine

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; INCENTIVE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLICY REFORM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STAKEHOLDER; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEART FAILURE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UKRAINE; VIGNETTE; YOUNG ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY;

UKRAINE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UKRAINE;

EID: 84904641951     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.05.034     Document Type: Article

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