10.5878/r2nm-zc35
Månsdotter, Anna
Anna
Månsdotter
0000-0003-2246-2065
Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University
Meili, Kaspar
Kaspar
Meili
0000-0002-9889-4406
Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University
Lindholm, Lars
Lars
Lindholm
0000-0002-1633-2179
Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå Univesrity
Capability ranking among health care related researchers and students at 5 Swedish universities
Capability ranking among health care related researchers and students at 5 Swedish universities
Umeå University
2020
welfare economics
välfärdsekonomi
economics
ekonomi
Health economics
Hälsoekonomi
Capability approach
Capability approach
Extra-welfarism
Extra-welfarism
Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy
Hälso- och sjukvårdsorganisation, hälsopolitik och hälsoekonomi
Economics
Nationalekonomi
Philosophy
Filosofi
Health Sciences
Hälsovetenskap
Economics and Business
Ekonomi och näringsliv
Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
Filosofi, etik och religion
Medical and Health Sciences
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Social Sciences
Samhällsvetenskap
Humanities and the Arts
Humaniora och konst
Ekmann, Björn
Björn
Ekmann
Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University
Feldman, Inna
Inna
Feldman
Department of Public Health and Caring Science, Uppsala University
Hurtig, Anna-Karin
Anna-Karin
Hurtig
Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå university
Hagberg, Lars
Lars
Hagberg
University Health Care Research Center, Örebro University
2020-11-16
2016-05-28/2016-06-20
2016-05-28/2016-06-20
eng
10.5878/m61d-k308
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-87752
10.1371/journal.pone.0242699
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17 variables
167 cases
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The capability approach by Amartya Sen (Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 1998) measures quality of life in terms of capabilities; i.e. what individuals can do or be, as opposed to measuring quality of life in terms of wealth or happiness.
Practical considerations limit the number of capabilities that can be taken into account, and what capabilities are most relevant for quality of life may differ between contexts. For example, access to drinking-water is taken for granted by most people in Sweden in contrast to other countries that have areas that suffer from water shortage.
The purpose of the study was to collect information on what capabilities are perceived as important in the Swedish context. The starting point were the following 10 capabilities from a Swedish governmental investigation in 2015 : Time, Financial situation, Health, Political resources, Knowledge, Living environment, Occupation, Social relations, Security, and Housing.
The data was collected with a cross-sectional web based survey among health care related researchers and students at 5 Swedish universities who ranked the 10 capabilities. The data consists of 10 unique ranks assigned to each capability per participant and information on research area, gender, and age group of participants.
Amartya Sen (1998 Sveriges Riksbanks pris i ekonomisk vetenskap till Alfred Nobels minne) föreslår att mäta livskvalitet i termer av handlingsfrihet, dvs. vad individer kan göra eller vara, i motsats till att mäta livskvalitet i termer av välstånd eller lycka.
När förslaget ska användas i praktiken måste antalet möjliga handlingsfriheter begränsas, och dessutom kan betydelsen av handlingsfriheter skilja sig mellan olika kontexter. I Sverige är t.ex. tillgång till drickbart vatten självklart för de flesta, medan det i andra länder kan råda vattenbrist.
Syftet med studien var att samla information om vilka handlingsfriheter som betraktas särskilt viktiga i den svenska kontexten.
Utgångspunkten var 10 centrala handlingsfriheter som identifierades i en statlig offentlig utredning om mått på livskvalitet (SOU 2015:56). Dessa var: tidsutrymme, ekonomiska resurser, hälsa, politiska resurser och medborgerliga rättigheter, kunskap, livsmiljö, sysselsättning, sociala relationer, säkerhet, bostad.
Uppgifterna samlades in med en webbaserad enkät bland forskare och doktorander i hälsorelaterade ämnen vid fem svenska universitet. Deltagarna fick i uppdrag att rangordna de 10 handlingsfriheterna. Data består av 10 unika rang för varje handlingsfrihet, samt uppgifter om kön, ålder och forskningsområde.
Sweden
Forte
https://ror.org/02d290r06
2014-145 and 2018-00143