National-wide survey of ophthalmic human resources in China in 2021.

IF 2.7 3区医学 Q2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

BMC Health Services Research Pub Date : 2024-11-28 DOI:10.1186/s12913-024-11987-w

Jin-Da Wang, Chang-Xi Chen, Mei-Rui Liu, Li-Jun Zhang, Yan Sun, Kai Cao

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Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the availability of human resources for ophthalmic services in mainland China.

Methods: In 2021, we conducted a nationwide survey of ophthalmic outpatient services across 2996 tertiary hospitals and 10,404 secondary hospitals in 31 provinces in mainland China.

Results: The response rate was 73.6% (9856/13400), with 78.7% (7759/9856) providing ophthalmic services. By 2021, the total number of ophthalmologists, ophthalmic nurses, and optometrists was 48,652, 64,495, and 14,320, respectively. The densities (per 50,000 population) were 1.7, 2.25, and 0.47, respectively. The density of ophthalmologists was < 1 only in the XiZang region. The average doctor-patient ratio was 2584.8. In Shanghai and Zhejiang provinces, this ratio exceeded 4000.

Conclusion: There are currently 1.7 ophthalmologists, 2.25 nurses, and 0.47 optometrists for every 50,000 people in China. The number of ophthalmologists has reached the global average, but the number of optometrists is far below the global average. And the medical pressure across China is uneven, with some provinces such as Shanghai and Zhejiang facing enormous pressure.

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2021 年中国眼科人力资源全国调查。

目的：评估中国大陆眼科服务人力资源的可用性：方法：2021 年，我们对中国大陆 31 个省的 2996 家三级医院和 10404 家二级医院的眼科门诊服务进行了全国范围的调查：回答率为 73.6%（9856/13400），提供眼科服务的医院占 78.7%（7759/9856）。到 2021 年，眼科医生、眼科护士和验光师的总人数分别为 48652 人、64495 人和 14320 人。密度（每 5 万人）分别为 1.7、2.25 和 0.47。眼科医生的密度为结论：目前，中国每 5 万人中有 1.7 名眼科医生、2.25 名护士和 0.47 名验光师。眼科医生数量已达到全球平均水平，但验光师数量远低于全球平均水平。而且，中国各地的医疗压力并不均衡，上海、浙江等一些省份面临着巨大的压力。

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BMC Health Services Research 医学-卫生保健

CiteScore

4.40

自引率

7.10%

发文量

1372

审稿时长

6 months

期刊介绍： BMC Health Services Research is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of health services research, including delivery of care, management of health services, assessment of healthcare needs, measurement of outcomes, allocation of healthcare resources, evaluation of different health markets and health services organizations, international comparative analysis of health systems, health economics and the impact of health policies and regulations.