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How enabling factors determine unmet healthcare needs? A panel data approach for countries

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  • Yilmaz, Faruk
  • Mete, Anı Hande
  • Turkon, Buse Fidan
  • Boz, Canser

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Health service need refers to the essential care required to achieve optimal health outcomes within resource constraints. When necessary services to address identified health issues are not received, unmet needs arise. This research focuses on the determinants of unmet healthcare needs across the 34 countries within the European region from 2011 to 2019, focusing on Andersen's Behavioral Model's enabling factors. We employed a static and robust panel regression model using Stata 14.0 software. Key determinants analyzed include GDP per capita, urbanization rate, and physicians per capita. Findings reveal that lower GDP per capita and lower urbanization rates are significantly correlated with higher levels of unmet healthcare needs, highlighting income level and geographical accessibility as critical factors. Additionally, a higher number of physicians per capita is associated with reduced unmet healthcare needs, indicating the importance of healthcare resources in addressing healthcare access gaps. These findings underscore the importance of targeted healthcare policies that address income level, improve healthcare accessibility, and enhance healthcare resource allocation to reduce unmet healthcare needs effectively. These findings equip policymakers and administrators with empirically grounded insights to comprehend the factors contributing to unmet healthcare needs and to develop policies aimed at addressing this challenge.

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  • Yilmaz, Faruk & Mete, Anı Hande & Turkon, Buse Fidan & Boz, Canser, 2024. "How enabling factors determine unmet healthcare needs? A panel data approach for countries," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 107(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:epplan:v:107:y:2024:i:c:s0149718924000946
    DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102492
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