The Global Activity Limitation Index measured function and disability similarly across European countries.

Assessing the validity of the Global Activity Limitation Indicator in fourteen European countries

BACKGROUND The Global Activity Limitation Indicator (GALI), the measure underlying the European indicator Healthy Life Years (HLY), is widely used to compare population health across countries. However, the comparability of the item has been questioned. This study aims to further validate the GALI in the adult European population. METHODS Data from the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS),...

Cross-national disparities in sex differences in life expectancy with and without frailty.

BACKGROUND with continued ageing, levels of frailty are an increasing concern. Women live longer than men, but how life expectancies (LE) with frailty differ between men and women and whether sex differences are the same for all European countries is unknown. OBJECTIVE to compare sex differences in LE in phenotypic frailty categories and disability at age ≥50 between European countries. DES...

Educational differences in disability-free life expectancy: a comparative study of long-standing activity limitation in eight European countries.

Healthy life expectancy is a composite measure of length and quality of life and an important indicator of health in aging populations. There are few cross-country comparisons of socioeconomic differences in healthy life expectancy. Most of the existing comparisons focus on Western Europe and the United States, often relying on older data. To address these deficiencies, we estimated educational...

Prevalence of hepatitis A across various countries in the Middle East, African and Eastern European countries

The Relationship Between the Scope of Essential Health Benefits and Statutory Financing: An International Comparison Across Eight European Countries

Background Both rising healthcare costs and the global financial crisis have fueled a search for policy tools in order to avoid unsustainable future financing of essential health benefits. The scope of essential health benefits (the range of services covered) and depth of coverage (the proportion of costs of the covered benefits that is covered publicly) are corresponding variables in determini...