Health system sustainability and resilience: a preliminary provision of measurement through a “mash-up” index

McGuire, Alistair ORCID: 0000-0002-5367-9841, Wharton, George ORCID: 0000-0001-6544-3636, Hodgson, S., Kourouklis, Dimitrios, Jofre-Bonet, Mireia and Tran, D.L. (2025) Health system sustainability and resilience: a preliminary provision of measurement through a “mash-up” index. Health Economics, Policy and Law. ISSN 1744-1331

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Abstract

We present a methodology for a new composite, quantitative “mash-up” index of health system sustainability and resilience, drawing on a qualitative framework developed to assess these dimensions of the health system. The paper summarises quantifiable measures of sustainability and resilience, with sustainability defined through 7 domains and 50 indicator variables, while health system resilience is based on 6 domains and 23 variables. Each domain is captured by a separate index. A composite index is constructed through aggregation across the two dimensions, and their associated domains and indicators. All indices are aggregated through estimation of a geometric means, and are bound between 0 and 100. We pilot across 5 countries over 23 years, with the ultimate aim of identifying health policy strategies for improving national health system capacities and performances; as well as facilitating policy responses to address problematic issues of sustainability and resilience. Face validity suggests that the index captures the non-resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pilot study reveals considerable differences at both the dimension and domain levels within and between the examined countries, while suggesting scope for improvement in both dimensions across all countries. The index thus provides an indicative approach for temporal and spatial yardstick comparison.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Health Policy
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Date Deposited:	07 Jul 2025 11:00
Last Modified:	18 Aug 2025 09:24
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/128652

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