A Systematic Review of Empirical Studies on Methodology and Burden of Informal Patient Payments in Health Systems

A Systematic Review of Empirical Studies on Methodology and Burden of Informal Patient Payments in Health Systems Publisher Pubmed

Khodamoradi A¹ ; Ghaffari MP² ; Daryabeygikhotbehsara R³ ; Sajadi HS⁴ ; Majdzadeh R^{4, 5, 6, 7}

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1. Department of Health Economics, Social Security Research Institute, Tehran, Iran
2. Department of Business Management, Sciences and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3. Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4. National Institute of Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5. Community Based Participatory Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6. Knowledge Utilization Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
7. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: International Journal of Health Planning and Management Published:2018

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Introduction: Informal patients' payments (IPPs) is a sensitive subject. The aim of current study was to assess the trends in informal payment studies and explore methods of IPPs measurement, prevalence, and features (payment type, volume, and receiver) in various contexts. Methods: A search strategy was developed to identify peer-reviewed articles addressing informal payments on PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, Scopus, and CINAHL. A total of 1252 studies were identified initially. After screening process, 38 studies were included in the systematic review. The selected studies were appraised, and findings were synthesized. Result: Among selected studies, quantitative approaches were mostly used for measuring IPPs from general public and patients' perspective, and qualitative methods mainly targeted health care providers. Reported IPP prevalence in selected articles ranges between 2% and 80%, more prevalent in the inpatient sector than in outpatient. Conclusion: There are a number of strategies for the measurement of IPPs with different strengths and weaknesses. Most applied strategies for general public were quantitative surveys recruiting more than 1000 participants using a face-to-face structured interview, and then qualitative studies on less than 150 health care providers, with focus group discussion. This review provides a comprehensive picture of current informal patients' payments measurement tools, which helps researchers in future investigations. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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MLA	Khodamoradi A, et al.. "A Systematic Review of Empirical Studies on Methodology and Burden of Informal Patient Payments in Health Systems." International Journal of Health Planning and Management, vol. 33, no. 1, 2018, pp. e26-e37.
APA	Khodamoradi A, Ghaffari MP, Daryabeygikhotbehsara R, Sajadi HS, Majdzadeh R (2018). A Systematic Review of Empirical Studies on Methodology and Burden of Informal Patient Payments in Health Systems. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 33(1), e26-e37.
Chicago	Khodamoradi A, Ghaffari MP, Daryabeygikhotbehsara R, Sajadi HS, Majdzadeh R. "A Systematic Review of Empirical Studies on Methodology and Burden of Informal Patient Payments in Health Systems." International Journal of Health Planning and Management 33, no. 1 (2018): e26-e37.
Harvard	Khodamoradi A et al. (2018) 'A Systematic Review of Empirical Studies on Methodology and Burden of Informal Patient Payments in Health Systems', International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 33(1), pp. e26-e37.
Vancouver	Khodamoradi A, Ghaffari MP, Daryabeygikhotbehsara R, Sajadi HS, Majdzadeh R. A Systematic Review of Empirical Studies on Methodology and Burden of Informal Patient Payments in Health Systems. International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 2018;33(1):e26-e37.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Khodamoradi A and Ghaffari MP and Daryabeygikhotbehsara R and Sajadi HS and Majdzadeh R}, title = {A Systematic Review of Empirical Studies on Methodology and Burden of Informal Patient Payments in Health Systems}, journal = {International Journal of Health Planning and Management}, volume = {33}, number = {1}, pages = {e26-e37}, year = {2018} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Khodamoradi A AU - Ghaffari MP AU - Daryabeygikhotbehsara R AU - Sajadi HS AU - Majdzadeh R TI - A Systematic Review of Empirical Studies on Methodology and Burden of Informal Patient Payments in Health Systems JO - International Journal of Health Planning and Management VL - 33 IS - 1 SP - e26 EP - e37 PY - 2018 ER -

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