The Relationship Between Median Age and Death Cases During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Current Health Expenditure
Objective:This study aimed to identify and define the relationships among the median ages of countries, their death cases, and current health expenditures [percentage (%) of gross domestic product (GDP)] during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.Methods:We analyzed the mediating role o...
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| description | Objective:This study aimed to identify and define the relationships among the median ages of countries, their death cases, and current health expenditures [percentage (%) of gross domestic product (GDP)] during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.Methods:We analyzed the mediating role of current health expenditures (% of GDP) in the relationship between median age and death cases. Data from 60 countries with the highest COVID-19 cases were analyzed. Correlation and hierarchical regression tests were used in the analyses.Results:The effect of the median ages of countries on COVID-19 death cases was 27.5%, and on current health expenditures was 56.3%. When the effect of the median age and current health expenditure variables on death cases was analyzed together, the effect of the median age was statistically insignificant and the effect of current health expenditures was 35.4%.Conclusion:It was determined that current health expenditures have a positive mediating effect on the relationship between COVID-19 deaths and the median age of countries. It was determined that health expenditures did not make any strategic contribution to reducing mortality rates. The results provide an original theoretical framework for countries that aim to develop national health care management strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a20493b88713496fb032c027234cfec72023-02-15T16:20:57ZengGalenos Publishing HouseBezmiâlem Science2148-23732148-23732020-10-01821610.14235/bas.galenos.2020.484613049054The Relationship Between Median Age and Death Cases During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Current Health ExpenditureKerem TOKER0Zekiye İrem GÖZÜBOL1 Bezmialem Vakif University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Health Management, İstanbul, Turkey Bezmialem Vakif University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Health Management, İstanbul, Turkey Objective:This study aimed to identify and define the relationships among the median ages of countries, their death cases, and current health expenditures [percentage (%) of gross domestic product (GDP)] during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.Methods:We analyzed the mediating role of current health expenditures (% of GDP) in the relationship between median age and death cases. Data from 60 countries with the highest COVID-19 cases were analyzed. Correlation and hierarchical regression tests were used in the analyses.Results:The effect of the median ages of countries on COVID-19 death cases was 27.5%, and on current health expenditures was 56.3%. When the effect of the median age and current health expenditure variables on death cases was analyzed together, the effect of the median age was statistically insignificant and the effect of current health expenditures was 35.4%.Conclusion:It was determined that current health expenditures have a positive mediating effect on the relationship between COVID-19 deaths and the median age of countries. It was determined that health expenditures did not make any strategic contribution to reducing mortality rates. The results provide an original theoretical framework for countries that aim to develop national health care management strategies. http://bezmialemscience.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/the-relationship-between-median-age-and-death-case/41717 coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) pandemicmedian agedeath casescurrent health expenditure (% of gdp) |
| spellingShingle | Kerem TOKER Zekiye İrem GÖZÜBOL The Relationship Between Median Age and Death Cases During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Current Health Expenditure Bezmiâlem Science coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) pandemic median age death cases current health expenditure (% of gdp) |
| title | The Relationship Between Median Age and Death Cases During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Current Health Expenditure |
| title_full | The Relationship Between Median Age and Death Cases During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Current Health Expenditure |
| title_fullStr | The Relationship Between Median Age and Death Cases During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Current Health Expenditure |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Relationship Between Median Age and Death Cases During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Current Health Expenditure |
| title_short | The Relationship Between Median Age and Death Cases During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Current Health Expenditure |
| title_sort | relationship between median age and death cases during the coronavirus disease 2019 covid 19 pandemic the mediating role of current health expenditure |
| topic | coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) pandemic median age death cases current health expenditure (% of gdp) |
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