6. Health care resources (Renal dialysis) Flashcards
1
Q
What is the inverse care law?
A
That the availability of good medical care tends to vary inversely with the need for it in the population served§
2
Q
Measuring health inequalities can be achieved by?
A
- Measuring health need
- Measuring access to health care
- Measuring quality of health care
3
Q
How does Aristotle’s theory of distributive justice make the distinction between vertical and horizontal equity?
A
- horizontal equity refers to equity between people with the same health
care needs - vertical equity refers to those with unequal needs should receive
different or unequal health care
4
Q
What are the 4 types of need?
A
Felt, expressed, normative, comparative
5
Q
What is felt need?
A
Individual perceptions of variations from normal health
6
Q
What is expressed need?
A
Individual seeks help to overcome variation from normal health
7
Q
What is normative need?
A
Professional defines interventions appropriate for the expressed need
8
Q
What is comparative need?
A
Comparisons between needs for severity, size, range of interventions, cost
