Stokastik Sınır Analizi ile Gelişmekte Olan Ülkelerin Sağlık Sistemlerinde Teknik Etkinlik Ölçümü

Year 2024, Volume: 8 Issue: 2, 113 - 129, 30.12.2024

Murat Konca

https://doi.org/10.33399/biibfad.1455670

Abstract

Bu çalışma, SARS-CoV-2 pandemisinin gelişmekte olan 65 ülkenin sağlık sisteminde teknik etkinliğe nasıl bir etkisinin olduğunu ortaya koyma amacı taşımaktadır. Çalışmada parametrik bir yöntem olan stokastik sınır analizi kullanılmıştır. Bu analizde çıktı değişkeni doğumda beklenen yaşam süresi iken, girdi değişkenleri kişi başına düşen sağlık harcaması ve 1.000 kişiye düşen hekim sayısıdır. Çalışma, 2018, 2019 ve 2020 yıllarını kapsamıştır. Analiz sonuçlarına göre, kişi başına düşen sağlık harcaması ve 1.000 kişiye düşen hekim sayısı doğumda beklenen yaşam süresini artırarak sağlık sistemlerinin teknik etkinliğine olumlu katkıda bulunmaktadır. Çalışmada, ayrıca, SARS-CoV-2 pandemisinin sağlık sistemlerinde teknik etkinliği anlamlı şekilde olumsuz etkilediği görülmüştür. Karar alma mekanizmalarında bulunanların SARS-CoV-2 pandemisinden dersler çıkararak gelecekteki muhtemel pandemilere hazırlık yapmaları önerilmektedir.

Keywords

Gelişmekte olan ülkeler, sağlık sistemleri, teknik etkinlik, stokastik sınır analizi

Technical Efficiency Measurement in Healthcare Systems of Developing Countries through Stochastic Frontier Analysis

Abstract

This study aimed to reveal how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic affected the technical efficiency levels of healthcare systems in 65 developing countries. The study utilized stochastic frontier analysis, a parametric method. In this analysis, the output variable was life expectancy at birth, while the input variables were health expenditure per capita and the number of physicians per 1,000 people. The study covered the years 2018, 2019, and 2020. According to the results, per capita health expenditure and the number of physicians per 1,000 people contributed positively to the technical efficiency levels of health systems by increasing life expectancy at birth. The study further demonstrated that the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic had a significant and negative impact on the technical efficiency levels in healthcare systems. It is recommended that those in decision-making mechanisms should be prepared for possible future pandemics by learning lessons from the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

Keywords

Developing countries, healthcare systems, technical efficiency, stochastic frontier analysis

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