Older people's reasoning about age-related prioritization in health care

Werntoft, ElisabetLund University,Lunds universitet,Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper,Medicinska fakulteten,Hälsa i ett tvärvetenskapligt perspektiv,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Department of Health Sciences,Faculty of Medicine,Integrative Health Research,Lund University Research Groups (author)

The aim of this study was to describe the reasoning of people aged 60 years and over about prioritization in health care with regard to age and willingness to pay. Healthy people (n = 300) and people receiving continuous care and services (n = 146) who were between 60 and 101 years old were interviewed about their views on prioritization in health care. The transcribed interviews were analysed using manifest and latent qualitative content analysis. The participants' reasoning on prioritization embraced eight categories: feeling secure and confident in the health care system; being old means low priority; prioritization causes worries; using underhand means in order to be prioritized; prioritization as a necessity; being averse to anyone having precedence over others; having doubts about the distribution of resources; and buying treatment requires wealth.

Hallberg, Ingalill R.Lund University (author)
Edberg, Anna-Karin,1961-Lund University,Lunds universitet,Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper,Medicinska fakulteten,Äldres hälsa och personcentrerad vård,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Department of Health Sciences,Faculty of Medicine,Older people's health and Person-Centred care,Lund University Research Groups(Swepub:hkr)eda (author)
Rahm Hallberg, IngalillLund University,Lunds universitet,Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper,Medicinska fakulteten,Department of Health Sciences,Faculty of Medicine(Swepub:lu)cvv-ira (author)
Institutionen för hälsovetenskaperMedicinska fakulteten (creator_code:org_t)

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