A study on regional differences and convergence of nursing human resource levels in the Yangtze River Economic Belt: an empirical study.

Convergence Dagum’s Gini coefficient Nursing human resources Yangtze River Economic Belt

Journal

BMC nursing
ISSN: 1472-6955
Titre abrégé: BMC Nurs
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101088683

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
24 Oct 2024
Historique:
received: 26 08 2024
accepted: 14 10 2024
medline: 25 10 2024
pubmed: 25 10 2024
entrez: 25 10 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The Yangtze River Economic Belt, as a core economic region in China, is facing the dual challenges of an aging population and growing healthcare demand, and the balanced development and optimal allocation of nursing human resources is crucial to the region's healthcare system. An in-depth study of the regional differences and convergence of nursing human resources in the region will provide a key basis for policy makers to achieve equity and efficiency in healthcare services and meet the growing demand for healthcare. To analyze the regional differences and convergence characteristics of nursing human resource levels in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and to provide scientific references for optimizing regional nursing human resource allocation. Based on the panel data of 107 cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt from 2010 to 2020, the regional differences and their sources were analyzed by using Dagum's Gini coefficient, and the convergence characteristics were examined by the coefficient of variation and spatial convergence model. The average value of the number of nursing human resources in the Yangtze River Economic Belt is 2,132,300 people, with obvious regional differences, and the hypervariable density difference (53.01%) is the main source of the regional differences; there are obvious trends of σ-convergence and conditional β-convergence of the level of nursing human resources in the overall and the three major regions of the upstream, midstream, and downstream, and different factors have different moderating effects on the speed of spatial convergence in the other areas. The implementation of precise policies for nursing human resources in different regions of the Yangtze River Economic Belt steadily reduces the regional differences between the upper, middle, and lower reaches and enhances the spatial linkage between regions of nursing human resources to improve the quality of nursing human resources.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
The Yangtze River Economic Belt, as a core economic region in China, is facing the dual challenges of an aging population and growing healthcare demand, and the balanced development and optimal allocation of nursing human resources is crucial to the region's healthcare system. An in-depth study of the regional differences and convergence of nursing human resources in the region will provide a key basis for policy makers to achieve equity and efficiency in healthcare services and meet the growing demand for healthcare.
AIM OBJECTIVE
To analyze the regional differences and convergence characteristics of nursing human resource levels in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and to provide scientific references for optimizing regional nursing human resource allocation.
METHODS METHODS
Based on the panel data of 107 cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt from 2010 to 2020, the regional differences and their sources were analyzed by using Dagum's Gini coefficient, and the convergence characteristics were examined by the coefficient of variation and spatial convergence model.
RESULTS RESULTS
The average value of the number of nursing human resources in the Yangtze River Economic Belt is 2,132,300 people, with obvious regional differences, and the hypervariable density difference (53.01%) is the main source of the regional differences; there are obvious trends of σ-convergence and conditional β-convergence of the level of nursing human resources in the overall and the three major regions of the upstream, midstream, and downstream, and different factors have different moderating effects on the speed of spatial convergence in the other areas.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
The implementation of precise policies for nursing human resources in different regions of the Yangtze River Economic Belt steadily reduces the regional differences between the upper, middle, and lower reaches and enhances the spatial linkage between regions of nursing human resources to improve the quality of nursing human resources.

Identifiants

pubmed: 39449148
doi: 10.1186/s12912-024-02446-2
pii: 10.1186/s12912-024-02446-2
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

781

Subventions

Organisme : Shihezi University Scientific Research Fund
ID : ZZZC202148
Organisme : 2023 Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Graduate Education Innovation Plan
ID : XJ2023G211
Organisme : Tianshan Talents Science and Technology Innovation Team Project
ID : 2023TSYCTD0020

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Jieting Chen (J)

The School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China.

Yongjin Liu (Y)

The School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China.

Yanbo Qu (Y)

The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.

Juan Xing (J)

The School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China.

Yan Zhu (Y)

The School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China.

Xinyue Li (X)

The School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China.

Xiangwei Wu (X)

The School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China. wxwshz@126.com.

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