Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy (한국임상약학회지)

Korean College Of Clinical Pharmacy (한국임상약학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Comparison of National Database of Health Inequality between Korea and the UK: Focusing on Substance Misuse Related Mental Health and Respiratory Diseases

한국과 영국의 건강불평등 국가 데이터베이스 비교: 중독 물질 오남용 관련 정신건강 및 호흡기 질환을 중심으로

  • Received : 2021.09.01
  • Accepted : 2021.09.17
  • Published : 2021.09.30
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

Objective: Taking action on health inequalities starts with the production of information laying out the problems of inequalities, but Korean society has no national database to view related data at a glance. This study aimed to compare Korean national database with the Public Health Profile (PHP), a health inequality database of the UK. Methods: Data were collected from the websites of government and relevant organizations in the both countries between March and August 2020, which was updated in August 2021. Two themes including Co-occurring substance misuse and mental health issues in mental health and INteractive Health Atlas of Lung conditions in England were selected for comparison in terms of data accessibility, data usability and data visualization. Results: The British PHP is being served on a web-based platform, Fingertips. The data collected at the regional level were presented on 31 health inequality themes. The data are displayed at a level that can be compared between comparable communities, and visualized into various tables and figures. Comparable Korean data were scattered in several themes and websites, and mostly provided as a 17 administrative region base, which was too vast to make a meaningful comparisons. Conclusion: The findings proposed several considerations which could be useful for establishing a database of health inequality in the Korean society.

Keywords

Acknowledgement

본 연구는 2019년 영남대학교 학술연구조성비의 지원을 받아 수행되었다(grant no. 219A380166).

References

  1. Wiedenmayer K, Summers RS, Mackie CA, et al. Developing pharmacy practice: a focus on patient care: handbook. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2006. Available from https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/69399. Accessed August 24, 2021.
  2. Department of Health. Pharmacy in England: Building on strengths - delivering the future. Available from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pharmacy-in-england-building-onstrengths-delivering-the-future. Accessed August 24, 2021.
  3. Social Pharmacy Committee in Korean Association of Pharmacy Education. Health promotion and community pharmacy. Administrative and managerial pharmacy. 2nd ed. Seoul: Panmun Education, 2018: 113-52.
  4. Whitehead M. The concepts and principles of equity and health. Int J Health Serv 1992;22(3):429-45. https://doi.org/10.2190/986L-LHQ6-2VTE-YRRN
  5. Whitehead M. Diffusion of ideas on social inequalities in health: a European perspective. Milbank Q 1998;76(3):469-92, 306. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0009.00099
  6. Marmot M. Inequalities in health. N Engl J Med 2001;345(2):134-6. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM200107123450210
  7. Marmot M. Social determinants of health inequalities. Lancet 2005;365(9464):1099-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(05)74234-3
  8. CSDH. Closing the gap in a generation: health equity through action on the social determinants of health. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2008. Available from http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/43943/9789241563703_eng.pdf?sequence=1. Accessed August 24, 2021.
  9. Cho H-Y, Kim C-S. Inequality in health by socioeconomic status in Korea: a critical review from political science. Academy of Democratic Society and Policy 2017;31:101-31.
  10. Kim KT. Korean health inequality report. Seoul: House of Sharing, 2012. ISBN 978-89-5810-249-6.
  11. Lee EW. Health inequality getting worse, is the policy response appropriate? Issue Anal 2016;238:1-24.
  12. Kim DJ, Lee SY, Ki M, et al. Health inequality indicators and policy tasks in Korea. Seoul: Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, 2013. Available from https://www.kihasa.re.kr/publish/report/view?type=all&seq=27544. Accessed September 28, 2021.
  13. Kim DJ, Choi JH, Lee JA, et al. Development of health equity indicator and policy to improve public health. Sejong: Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, 2018. Available from https://www.kihasa.re.kr/publish/report/view?type=all&seq=27898. Accessed September 28, 2021.
  14. Shin Y-J, Yoon T-H, Kim M-H, Jeong BG, Seo J-H. Health equity policy and practice: strategic approach for alleviation of health inequality. Korea Social Policy Review 2011;18(4):41-77. https://doi.org/10.17000/kspr.18.4.201112.41
  15. Bradford C, Hill A, Wilkinson J. English health profiles--did they do what was expected? An evaluation of Health Profiles 2006. Public health 2009;123(4):311-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2009.01.010
  16. UK Government. Saving lives: our healthier nation. The National Archives, 1999. Available from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/265576/4386.pdf. Accessed August 31, 2021.
  17. Department of Health. Choosing health: making healthy choices easier. The National Archives, 2004. Available from https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/+/dh.gov.uk/en/publicationsandstatistics/publications/publicationspolicyandguidance/dh_4094550. Accessed August 31, 2021.
  18. Public Health England. Public Health Profiles. Public Health England, 2021. Available from https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/. Accessed August 31, 2021.
  19. Public Health England. PHE data and analysis tools. Public Health England, 2013. Available from https://www.gov.uk/guidance/phedata-and-analysis-tools#about-this-resource. Accessed August 31, 2021.
  20. Public Health England. Public Health England equality analysis. London: Public Health England; 2013.
  21. Wilkinson J. Public Health Observatories in England: recent transformations and continuing the legacy. Cad Saude Publica 2015;31(Suppl 1):269-76. https://doi.org/10.1590/0102-311X00100414
  22. Public Health England. About us. Public Health England, 2021. Available from https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england/about. Accessed August 31, 2021.
  23. Public Health England. Cardiovascular disease: Primary cae intelligence packs. Available from https://www.harrow.gov.uk/downloads/file/26906/public-health-england-cardiovasculardiseases-report. Accessed August 24, 2021.
  24. Macintyre S, Maciver S, Ellaway A. Area, class and health: Should we be focusing on places or people? J Soc Policy 1993;22(2):213-34. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0047279400019310
  25. Kim SY. Establishing the local health care governance system to tackle health inequalities: An analysis of UK Health Action Zones initiative. Korean J Public Adm 2010;19(2):3-37. https://doi.org/10.22897/KIPAJN.2010.19.2.001
  26. Wilkinson J, Ferguson B. The first ten years of Public Health Observatories in England - and the next? Public health 2010;124(5):245-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2010.02.007
  27. Gray JAM. 'Doing the right things right'. Evidence-based healthcare: how to make health policy and management decisions. 2nd ed. London: Harcourt Publishers Limited, 2001: 37-64.
  28. Hwang SK. A study on the modelling of local healthcare governance. Korean Assoc Local Gov Stud 2013;16(4):137-61.
  29. Diez Roux AV, Merkin SS, Arnett D, et al. Neighborhood of residence and incidence of coronary heart disease. N Engl J Med 2001;345(2):99-106. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM200107123450205
  30. National Health Insurance Service. National Health Insurance Atlas. Wonju: National Health Insurance Service, 2021. Available from http://nhiss.nhis.or.kr:8087. Accessed August 31, 2021.
  31. Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service. Hospital evaluation information. Wonju: Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service, 2021. Available from https://www.hira.or.kr/re/diag/getDiagEvlList.do?pgmid=HIRAA030004000100. Accessed August 31, 2021.