Table 1 Characteristics of the 57 studies included in the systematic review
From: Socioeconomic inequalities in primary-care and specialist physician visits: a systematic review
Author | Year | Countries | database (target population) | number of participants | age of participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abasolo, Saez, López-Casasnovas [15] | 2017 | Spain | Spanish National Health Survey 2011/12 | 19,935 | ≥ 15 years |
Agerholm et al. [16] | 2013 | Sweden | Public Health Survey in Stockholm County 2006, Stockholm County Council’s administrative database 2007, Longitudinal integration database for health insurance and labor market studies | 31,848 | 25 to 84 years |
Allin [17] | 2008 | Canada | Canadian Community Health Survey 2003 | 104,510 | ≥ 15 years |
Asada, Kephart [18] | 2007 | Canada | Canadian Community Health Survey 2000/1 | 133,300 | ≥ 20 years |
Bago d’Uva, Jones, van Doorslaer [19] | 2009 | Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain | European Community Household Panel User Database 1994–2001 | N.A. | ≥ 16 years |
Baron-Epel, Garty, Green [20] | 2007 | Israel | Israel National Health Survey 2003/04 | 9512 | ≥ 21 years |
Beckman, Anell [21] | 2013 | Sweden | Skåne Regional Council and Statistics Sweden 2010/11, Statistics Sweden 2009 | 828,988 | 25 to 84 years |
Bergmann, Kalcklösch, Tiemann [22] | 2005 | Germany | Telephone Health Survey 2003 | 8318 | ≥ 18 years |
Bourke [23] | 2009 | Ireland | Living in Ireland survey 2001 | 6518 | ≥ 16 years |
Bremer, Wübker [24] | 2013 | Germany | Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe 2004–2006 | 2861 | ≥ 50 years |
Bremer, et al. [25] | 2018 | pooled data from 16 European countries | Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe 2010/11 | 56,989 | ≥ 50 years |
Crespo-Cebada, Urbanos-Garrido [26] | 2012 | Spain | Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe 2006/07 | 1860 | ≥ 50 years |
Devaux, de Looper [27] | 2012 | Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, New Zealand, Poland, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, UK | European Health Interview Surveys (2006/07, 2007, 2008 or 2009) other national health interview surveys (2005, 2006/07, 2007, 2007/08, 2008 or 2009) | N.A. | ≥ 15 years |
Fjaer, et al. [28] | 2017 | Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK | European social survey 2014 | 31,971 | 25 to 75 years |
Garrido-Cumbrera, et al. [29] | 2010 | Spain | Spanish National Health Survey 2006 | 29,478 | ≥ 16 years |
Glazier et al. [30] | 2009 | Canada | Canadian Community Health Survey 2000/01, Physician claim files in 2002/03 and 2003/04 | 25,558 | 20 to 79 years |
Gonzalez-Alvarez, Barranquero [31] | 2009 | Spain | European Community Household Panel 1994–2001 | 15,076 | ≥ 16 years |
Grasdal, Monstad [32] | 2011 | Norway | Survey of Living Conditions 2005, Administrative records 2005 | 3002 | 16 to 69 years |
Gruber, Kiesel [33] | 2010 | Germany | Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe 2004 | 2260 | 50 to 90 years |
Habicht, Kunst [34] | 2005 | Estonia | Survey of Living Conditions 1999 | 3990 | 25 to 74 years |
Hansen, et al. [35] | 2012 | Norway | Tromsø Study 2007/08 | 12,982 | 30 to 87 years |
Hoebel, et al. [12] | 2016 | Germany | German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults 2008–2011 | 6754 | 18 to 69 years |
Hoeck, et al. [36] | 2011 | Belgium | Belgian Health Interview Survey 2001–2004 | 4494 | ≥ 65 years |
Hoeck, et al. [37] | 2013 | Belgium | Belgian Health Interview Survey 2001–2004 | 19,563 | ≥ 16 years |
Korda, et al. [38] | 2009 | Australia | Australian Longitudinal Study of Women’s Health 2004 | 10,905 | 53 to 58 years |
La Parra-Casado, et al. [39] | 2018 | Spain | Spanish National Health Survey 2011/12 | 21,650 | ≥ 16 years |
Lichte [40] | 2017 | Germany | random sample survey of general practitioner attenders 2015/16 | 519 | ≥ 18 years |
Lostao, et al. [41] | 2011 | UK, Spain | General Household Survey 2004/05 Spanish National Health Survey 2003 | 36,488 | ≥ 16 years |
Lu, et al. [42] | 2007 | Hong Kong | Thematic Household Survey 2002 | 19,522 | ≥ 16 years |
Masseria, Giannoni [43] | 2010 | Italy | Multiscopo Survey 1999/2000 | 109,964 | > 16 years |
McDonald, Conde [44] | 2010 | Canada | Canadian Community Health Survey 2002/03 | 39,974 | 55 to 79 years |
Mosquera, et al. [45] | 2017 | Sweden | Health on Equal Terms survey 2014 | 3016 | 16 to 25 years |
Nolan [46] | 2007 | Ireland | Living in Ireland Survey 1995–2001 | 49,237 | ≥ 16 years |
Palència, et al. [47] | 2013 | Spain | Spanish National Health Survey 2006 | 20,478 | ≥ 16 years |
Põlluste, Kalda, Lember [48] | 2009 | Estonia | random sample survey of general population 2005 | 182 | 65 to 74 years |
Rattay et al. [49] | 2013 | Germany | German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults 2008–2011 | 8152 | 18 to 79 years |
Regidor, et al. [50] | 2008 | Spain | Spanish National Health Survey 2003/04 | 18,837 | 16 to 74 years |
Reibling, Wendt [51] | 2010 | Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland | Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe 2004 | 26,808 | ≥ 50 years |
Rogowski et al. [52] | 2008 | USA | random sample survey of Medicare enrollees 2000; administrative data | 4600 | ≥ 65 years |
Ryvicker, Gallo, Fahs [53] | 2012 | USA | random sample survey of community-dwelling older senior center attendees 2008 | 1870 | 60 to 99 years |
San Sebastian, Mosquera, Gustafsson [54] | 2017 | Sweden | Health on equal terms survey 2014 Statistics Sweden | 24,889 | 19 to 84 years |
Schnitzer, et al. [55] | 2011 | Germany | Representative sample survey of the population with statutory health insurance 2010 | 5232 | 18 to 79 years |
Schulz [56] | 2016 | pooled data from 13 European countries | Survey of Health, Aging, and Retirement 2004/05–2006/07 | 48,065 | ≥ 40 years |
Stirbu, et al. [11] | 2011 | Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway | several national health surveys between 1995 and 2004 | 104,503 | ≥ 15 years |
Suominen-Taipale, et al. [57] | 2004 | Finland, Norway | The Health Study of Nord-Trondelag, HUNT 1995–1997 FINRISK-97 senior survey 1997 | 9202 | 65 to 74 years |
Tavares, Zantomio [58] | 2017 | Italy, Spain, Portugal | Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe 2011 | 9049 | ≥ 50 years |
Terraneo [10] | 2015 | pooled data from 12 European countries | Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe 2007–2009 | 16,431 | ≥ 50 years |
Thode et al. [59] | 2005 | Germany | German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults 1998 | 7124 | 18 to 79 years |
Tille, et al. [60] | 2017 | Germany | random sample survey of the general population 2006–2016 | 42,925 | ≥ 18 years |
van Doorslaer, Koolman, Jones [61] | 2004 | Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, UK | European community household panel 1996 | N.A. | ≥ 16 years |
van Doorslaer, Masseria, Koolman [62] | 2006 | Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, UK | European community household panel and other nationally representative surveys 1996–2002 | N.A. | ≥ 16 years |
van Ourti [63] | 2004 | Belgium | panel study of Belgian households 2001 | 4809 | > 15 years |
Vasquez, Paraje, Estay [64] | 2013 | Chile | national socio-economic characterization survey 2009 | 246,924 | ≥ 18 years |
Vedsted et al. [65] | 2004 | Denmark | intervention study of general practitioner attenders | 2526 | 20 to 64 years |
Vedsted, Olesen [66] | 2005 | Denmark | intervention study of general practitioner attenders | 2211 | 20 to 64 years |
Vikum, et al. [67] | 2013 | Norway | Nord-Trøndelag Health Study 2006/08 register data | 46,860 | ≥ 20 years |
Vikum, Krokstad, Westin [68] | 2012 | Norway | Nord-Trøndelag Health Study 2006/08 register data | 44,755 | ≥ 20 years |