Blar i forfatter "Zykova, Yana"

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    • Can private provision of primary care contribute to the spread of antibiotic resistance? A study of antibiotic prescription in Sweden 

      Granlund, David; Zykova, Yana (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-23)
      <p><i>Background - </i>Growing rates of antibiotic resistance, caused by increasing antibiotic use, pose a threat by making antibiotics less effective in treating infections. <p><i>Objective - </i>We aimed to study whether physicians working at privately and publicly owned health centres differed in the likelihood of prescribing antibiotics and choosing broad-spectrum over narrow-spectrum ...

    • Economic incentives in outpatient care and patient demand for pharmaceuticals. A study of antibiotics and addictive drugs prescriptions 

      Zykova, Yana (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2021-12-07)
      The questions asked in this thesis relate to the economic incentives and characteristics of the health care market, which may result in suboptimal drug prescription. We consider two types of pharmaceuticals, such as antibiotics and addictive drugs. These pharmaceuticals are interesting because their use/misuse is associated with costs both at the individual and societal levels. The decision about ...

    • Effects of ‘doctor shopping’ behaviour on prescription of addictive drugs in Sweden 

      Zykova, Yana; Mannberg, Andrea; Myrland, Øystein (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-22)
      Free choice of health care providers is aimed to improve the quality of health care by increasing both access to it and the competition between providers. However, it may also give patients possibilities for doctor shopping (DS) behaviour, i.e., visiting different providers to receive illicit drug prescriptions. Abuse of prescribed addictive drugs is a growing problem worldwide and is associated ...