Benise Mak|Jean Woo|Ann Bowling|Felix Wong|Pui Hing Chau
Health care prioritization in ageing societies: Influence of age, education, health literacy and culture
University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong|Chinese University of Hong Kong|Chinese University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong
examine chinese people hong kong view health care prioritization compare findings united kingdom survey crosssectional opinion survey conducted hong kong 1512 participants interviewed data show highest rankings accorded treatment children high technology services services elderly whether community hospitals including endoflife care ranked among lowest view also shared healthcare professionals compared uk findings stark contrasts low ranking endoflife care high ranking high technology services among hk population evident people would give priority young old distributing given amount healthcare services meet needs ageing societies meet needs users equitably health care policy needs acknowledge constraints needs prioritization public professionals engage policy makers formulating policy based cost benefit considerations well overall societal view prioritization based age alone