Empirical studies on informal patient payments for health care services: A systematic and critical review of research methods and instruments

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dc.contributor.authorStepurko, Tetiana
dc.contributor.authorPavlova, Milena
dc.contributor.authorGryga, Irena
dc.contributor.authorGroot, Wim
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-03T12:54:34Z
dc.date.available2011-05-03T12:54:34Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionBackground: Empirical evidence demonstrates that informal patient payments are an important feature of many health care systems. However, the study of these payments is a challenging task because of their potentially illegal and sensitive nature. The aim of this paper is to provide a systematic review and analysis of key methodological difficulties in measuring informal patient payments. Methods: The systematic review was based on the following eligibility criteria: English language publications that reported on empirical studies measuring informal patient payments. There were no limitations with regard to the year of publication. The content of the publications was analysed qualitatively and the results were organised in the form of tables. Data sources were Econlit, Econpapers, Medline, PubMed, ScienceDirect, SocINDEX. Results: Informal payments for health care services are most often investigated in studies involving patients or the general public, but providers and officials are also sample units in some studies. The majority of the studies apply a single mode of data collection that involves either face-to-face interviews or group discussions. One of the main methodological difficulties reported in the publication concerns the inability of some respondents to distinguish between official and unofficial payments. Another complication is associated with the refusal of some respondents to answer questions on informal patient payments. We do not exclude the possibility that we have missed studies that reported in non-English language journals as well as very recent studies that are not yet published. Conclusions: Given the recent evidence from research on survey methods, a self-administrated questionnaire during a face-to-face interview could be a suitable mode of collecting sensitive data, such as data on informal patient payments.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEmpirical studies on informal patient payments for health care services: A systematic and critical review of research methods and instruments / Tetiana Stepurko, Milena Pavlova, Irena Gryga, Wim Groot // BMC Health Services Research. - 2010. - Vol. 10. - P. 273-285.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ekmair.ukma.edu.ua/handle/123456789/1030
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.sourceBMC Health Services Research. - 2010. – Vol. 10, pp. 273-285.en_US
dc.statuspublished earlieren_US
dc.subjecthealth care
dc.titleEmpirical studies on informal patient payments for health care services: A systematic and critical review of research methods and instrumentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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