Effects of the economic crisis on health and healthcare in Greece in the literature from 2009 to 2013: A systematic review

Due to the current Greek economic crisis, health and medical effects are reported. The purpose of this research is to systematically outline the impact of the financial crisis on Greek health and healthcare.

A systematic literature review was conducted to identify articles published between January 2009 and March 2013 and to clearly mention the impact of the Greek economic crisis on health or healthcare . Use topic analysis for data extraction and synthesis

39 studies were considered for further analysis. Various existing and potential related impacts are identified such as reduction of public health expenditure, change of medical service and pharmaceutical market There are an increasing number of visitors in the public health department, overall efficiency and organization Related problems are also obvious. Signs of worsening public health after the crisis have been found to indicate an increase in mental health, the incidence of suicide and epidemics, and a deterioration in self-assessed health status

Recent efforts to reform the Greek national health system have focused on reducing the short-term impact of expenditure, and the measures taken were likely to have dubious long-term effects on Greek public health and medical care Seems to be.

In the "Updated System Review", we reviewed literature on medical IT from January 2010 to August 2013 and examined the impact of medical IT on the three aspects of care (efficiency, quality, and safety) It was. This report updates the previous review of literature on health IT and focuses on evidence related to meaningful use. View simple statistics In 2013, physicians used informationalization functions related to meaningful use of Phase 1 and Phase 2 targets. This ranges from 39% to 83%. More than three quarters of doctors are using computerized functions to document key patient health information and drug safety and management. View quick statistics

For the first time in this study, we reviewed the literature on the relationship between social capital and sound socio-economic inequality systematically. We seek evidence of the interaction between social capital, health and social inequality discussed in previous studies, but there has never been an overview of related research on this issue. Social capital was previously thought of as a health benefit, but in our review, depending on the socio-economic situation, some people have a positive health impact. Status

A systematic review of the relationship between social capital and healthy socio-economic inequality: psychosocial pathways that help to understand health inequality

Based on existing literature, this review emphasizes two different interactions between social capital and healthy socio-economic inequality. These psychosocial approaches are observed to contribute to health inequality. First, social support, neighborhood social unity, emotional support of close friends and families, other types of social capital integration and bridging will reduce the adverse effects on poverty due to poverty and reduce the vulnerability of the poor You can reduce sex. Position on social ladder. Second, certain types of social capital only benefit the health of people who acquire them by having sufficient economic capital, and to the health of people excluded from involvement in related networks There is a possibility of harm. Social capital measures identified to confirm this hypothesis include social support, trust, social integration and neighborhood security.

A systematic review of the relationship between social capital and healthy socio-economic inequality: psychosocial pathways that help to understand health inequality