Research Article

Investigation of the Relationship between Pharmaceutical Expenditures and Some Health Resources: A Correlational Study on OECD Countries

Volume: 17 Number: 2 December 28, 2020
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Investigation of the Relationship between Pharmaceutical Expenditures and Some Health Resources: A Correlational Study on OECD Countries

Abstract

Pharmaceutical expenditures have an important proportion in health expenditures. Today, OECD countries transfer 1/5 of health expenditures to pharmaceutical expenditures on average, and this ratio is even higher in developing countries. Therefore, pharmaceutical expenditures are seen as an expenditure that needs to be controlled for countries. In this respect, the aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the number of hospital beds, physicians and nurses per 1000 people and pharmaceutical expenditures per capita. This cross-sectional study is a correlational research. In the study, secondary data of 29 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, which have updated data, were used. Data was mainly obtained from OECD database. As a result of the analyzes, a statistically significant, positive and weak relationship was found between the number of nurses per 1000 people and pharmaceutical expenditures per capita. Considering that nurses do not have the authority to prescription, it is thought that nurses can induce non-prescription medications and this issue should be discussed separately in future studies.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 28, 2020

Submission Date

August 26, 2020

Acceptance Date

December 1, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 17 Number: 2

APA
Bölükbaşı, N., Işık, H., & Söyler, S. (2020). Investigation of the Relationship between Pharmaceutical Expenditures and Some Health Resources: A Correlational Study on OECD Countries. Çağ Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 17(2), 87-94. https://izlik.org/JA42LH45YS
AMA
1.Bölükbaşı N, Işık H, Söyler S. Investigation of the Relationship between Pharmaceutical Expenditures and Some Health Resources: A Correlational Study on OECD Countries. Çağ Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2020;17(2):87-94. https://izlik.org/JA42LH45YS
Chicago
Bölükbaşı, Nermin, Hayriye Işık, and Sait Söyler. 2020. “Investigation of the Relationship Between Pharmaceutical Expenditures and Some Health Resources: A Correlational Study on OECD Countries”. Çağ Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 17 (2): 87-94. https://izlik.org/JA42LH45YS.
EndNote
Bölükbaşı N, Işık H, Söyler S (December 1, 2020) Investigation of the Relationship between Pharmaceutical Expenditures and Some Health Resources: A Correlational Study on OECD Countries. Çağ Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 17 2 87–94.
IEEE
[1]N. Bölükbaşı, H. Işık, and S. Söyler, “Investigation of the Relationship between Pharmaceutical Expenditures and Some Health Resources: A Correlational Study on OECD Countries”, Çağ Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 87–94, Dec. 2020, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA42LH45YS
ISNAD
Bölükbaşı, Nermin - Işık, Hayriye - Söyler, Sait. “Investigation of the Relationship Between Pharmaceutical Expenditures and Some Health Resources: A Correlational Study on OECD Countries”. Çağ Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 17/2 (December 1, 2020): 87-94. https://izlik.org/JA42LH45YS.
JAMA
1.Bölükbaşı N, Işık H, Söyler S. Investigation of the Relationship between Pharmaceutical Expenditures and Some Health Resources: A Correlational Study on OECD Countries. Çağ Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2020;17:87–94.
MLA
Bölükbaşı, Nermin, et al. “Investigation of the Relationship Between Pharmaceutical Expenditures and Some Health Resources: A Correlational Study on OECD Countries”. Çağ Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 17, no. 2, Dec. 2020, pp. 87-94, https://izlik.org/JA42LH45YS.
Vancouver
1.Nermin Bölükbaşı, Hayriye Işık, Sait Söyler. Investigation of the Relationship between Pharmaceutical Expenditures and Some Health Resources: A Correlational Study on OECD Countries. Çağ Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 1;17(2):87-94. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA42LH45YS