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On Measurement and Evaluation of Health Care Services Based on the Capability Approach

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  • Gotoh, Reiko
  • Kobayashi, Hideyuki

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The purpose of this paper is to apply the capability approach, which was proposed by Amartya Sen, to measuring and evaluating health care services. More concretely, this paper examines the operational method of applying the capability approach based on an empirical research on nursing care services. The points of formulation are the following three. 1. The informational base is patientsʼ evaluations of nursing care services in terms of achievements of two functionings, “living arts” and “accessing social services.” 2. Next identifying patientsʼ groups according to the similarity of utilization abilities, 3. Finally, inferring the frontier of the capability set of each group, by aggregating the functioning vectors achieved by members of each group. The inferred frontier of the capability set represents an opportunity set, from which an individual can freely choose an optimal functioning vector according to her own evaluation function.

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  • Gotoh, Reiko & Kobayashi, Hideyuki, 2018. "On Measurement and Evaluation of Health Care Services Based on the Capability Approach," Economic Review, Hitotsubashi University, vol. 69(1), pages 75-92, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:hit:ecorev:v:69:y:2018:i:1:p:75-92
    DOI: 10.15057/29027
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    1. Huilin Wang & Xinxin Ma, 2019. "The Determinants of Utilization Ability and the Effects on the Functionings of Elders: Evidence from China," Asian Development Policy Review, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 7(2), pages 80-97, June.

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    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • B40 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - General
    • D60 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - General
    • C18 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Methodolical Issues: General

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