Public views on priority setting for High Cost Medications in public hospitals in Australia

Gallego, G; Taylor, SJ; McNeill, P; Brien, JAE

Public views on priority setting for High Cost Medications in public hospitals in Australia

Gallego, G

Taylor, SJ McNeill, P Brien, JAE

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Citation:: Health Expectations, 2007, 10 (3), pp. 224 - 235
Issue Date:: 2007-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Gallego, G https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3243-8176	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Taylor, SJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McNeill, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Brien, JAE	en_US
dc.date.issued	2007-09-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Health Expectations, 2007, 10 (3), pp. 224 - 235	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1369-6513	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/4673
dc.description.abstract	Objective: To gather information about views of members of the general public about access to High Cost Medications (HCMs) in public hospitals. Methods: A structured questionnaire was administered to members of the general public. Individuals were approached in train stations, shopping centres and different venues in the Sydney metropolitan area. People were eligible to answer the survey if they were: over 18 years of age, Australian permanent residents and able to complete the questionnaire in English. Results: Two hundred people completed the survey. Of these 56% were females, 47% were married, 84% spoke English at home, 88% were working either full-time or part-time, 61% had a university degree, 27% had a household annual income greater than $100 000 and 68% had private health insurance. Participants considered factors such as treatment outcomes, quality of life and current health status when determining who should have access to HCMs. Participants wanted resources to be allocated to provide the 'greatest benefit to the greatest number of people'. Almost half the respondents did not want direct involvement in decision-making, however, 38% did. Conclusions: The results offered support for indirect involvement through the development of a process to involve community members in discussion on policy on the provision of treatment and services within health-care institutions and specifically, to seek the views of members of the public on the provision of HCMs and expensive services within public hospitals. © 2007 The Authors.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Health Expectations	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/j.1369-7625.2007.00439.x	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Public Health	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Treatment Outcome	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Age Factors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Health Status	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Health Care Rationing	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Public Opinion	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Socioeconomic Factors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Hospitals, Public	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Drug Costs	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Health Priorities	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Health Services Accessibility	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Australia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.title	Public views on priority setting for High Cost Medications in public hospitals in Australia	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	3	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	10	en_US
utslib.for	111702 Aged Health Care	en_US
utslib.for	1110 Nursing	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
utslib.for	1701 Psychology	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
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pubs.issue	3	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	10	en_US

Abstract:

Objective: To gather information about views of members of the general public about access to High Cost Medications (HCMs) in public hospitals. Methods: A structured questionnaire was administered to members of the general public. Individuals were approached in train stations, shopping centres and different venues in the Sydney metropolitan area. People were eligible to answer the survey if they were: over 18 years of age, Australian permanent residents and able to complete the questionnaire in English. Results: Two hundred people completed the survey. Of these 56% were females, 47% were married, 84% spoke English at home, 88% were working either full-time or part-time, 61% had a university degree, 27% had a household annual income greater than $100 000 and 68% had private health insurance. Participants considered factors such as treatment outcomes, quality of life and current health status when determining who should have access to HCMs. Participants wanted resources to be allocated to provide the 'greatest benefit to the greatest number of people'. Almost half the respondents did not want direct involvement in decision-making, however, 38% did. Conclusions: The results offered support for indirect involvement through the development of a process to involve community members in discussion on policy on the provision of treatment and services within health-care institutions and specifically, to seek the views of members of the public on the provision of HCMs and expensive services within public hospitals. © 2007 The Authors.

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