The 21st century epidemic: Inequality in health
The economic crisis has had a great impact on Spanish society, resulting in an increase in social inequality, including in the population’s health.Social and economic inequalities have relevant repercussions on health. In addition, the search for a balance between health and the social situation in...
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Colegio de Enfermería de Caceres
2018-07-01
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The economic crisis has had a great impact on Spanish society, resulting in an increase in social inequality, including in the population’s health.Social and economic inequalities have relevant repercussions on health. In addition, the search for a balance between health and the social situation in Spain is fundamental to improving the quality of life within society.Objective: To examine the problem of social inequalities in health in Spain since the start of the crisis to the present.Methodology: A bibliographic review is carried out using different databases and other resources. A search strategy was defined in which 41 articles were selected following the PICOT model, taking into account different inclusion and exclusion criteria.Conclusion: Although the improved economic situation in Spain is evident, there is still a long way to go before the country reaches the healthcare situation enjoyed before the crisis, which had a negative impact on Spain’s National Health System and on the Spanish population, especially as regards inequality.
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| spelling | doaj.art-c525f2fd95fd4f2497bd8769590c6f992022-12-28T19:21:57ZspaColegio de Enfermería de CaceresArchives of Nursing Research2530-68552018-07-0121The 21st century epidemic: Inequality in healthIrene Molero Marín The economic crisis has had a great impact on Spanish society, resulting in an increase in social inequality, including in the population’s health.Social and economic inequalities have relevant repercussions on health. In addition, the search for a balance between health and the social situation in Spain is fundamental to improving the quality of life within society.Objective: To examine the problem of social inequalities in health in Spain since the start of the crisis to the present.Methodology: A bibliographic review is carried out using different databases and other resources. A search strategy was defined in which 41 articles were selected following the PICOT model, taking into account different inclusion and exclusion criteria.Conclusion: Although the improved economic situation in Spain is evident, there is still a long way to go before the country reaches the healthcare situation enjoyed before the crisis, which had a negative impact on Spain’s National Health System and on the Spanish population, especially as regards inequality. http://www.archivesnursingresearch.com/index.php/ANR/article/view/16InequalityHealthWellbeingPovertyNursing |
| spellingShingle | Irene Molero Marín The 21st century epidemic: Inequality in health Archives of Nursing Research Inequality Health Wellbeing Poverty Nursing |
| title | The 21st century epidemic: Inequality in health |
| title_full | The 21st century epidemic: Inequality in health |
| title_fullStr | The 21st century epidemic: Inequality in health |
| title_full_unstemmed | The 21st century epidemic: Inequality in health |
| title_short | The 21st century epidemic: Inequality in health |
| title_sort | 21st century epidemic inequality in health |
| topic | Inequality Health Wellbeing Poverty Nursing |
| url | http://www.archivesnursingresearch.com/index.php/ANR/article/view/16 |
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