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| Title |
Is 50 cent the price of the optimal copayment? - a qualitative study of patient opinions and attitudes in response to a 50 cent charge on prescription drugs in a publicly funded health system in Ireland
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-13-16 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sarah-Jo Sinnott, Marie Guinane, Helen Whelton, Stephen Byrne |
| Abstract |
A 50 cent prescription levy was introduced in 2010 on the General Medical Services (GMS) scheme (Irish public health insurance). This study sought to examine patient attitudes and opinions surrounding the 50 cent copayment. Given the small momentary value of the prescription fee, these results are of interest to policymakers internationally who wish to reduce copayments rather than abolish them. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 8 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 38% |
| United States | 2 | 25% |
| Ireland | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 2 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 63% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 25% |
| Scientists | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 61 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 58 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 9 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 8 | 13% |
| Unknown | 22 | 36% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 21% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 7 | 11% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 5 | 8% |
| Computer Science | 3 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 6 | 10% |
| Unknown | 25 | 41% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 14. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 May 2022.
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#2,322,328
of 23,881,329 outputs
Outputs from BMC Health Services Research
#941
of 7,949 outputs
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#23,536
of 287,803 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Health Services Research
#6
of 114 outputs
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