Analysis of the coupling coordination between traditional Chinese medicine medical services and economy and its influencing factors in China

Abstract

BackgroundThe coordinative relationship between medical treatment and the economy is an important part of promoting the sustainable and healthy development of a social economy, and it is conducive to promoting the coordinated development of the two systems.MethodsBased on constructing a comprehensive evaluation index system for the relationship between traditional Chinese medicine medical services and economic development, the entropy method, coupling coordination model, and Tobit model are used to calculate the comprehensive development level, coupling coordination degree, and influencing factors of the two systems in 31 provinces of China from 2015 to 2021. Suggestions are proposed for the coordinated development of traditional Chinese medicine medical services, and economy.ResultsThe results showed that the development level of traditional Chinese medicine was higher than that of social and economic development, the relative development gap between the two systems was gradually narrowed, and the coupling coordination degree increased steadily; however, the regional differences were large. The relative development level and coupling coordination degree of each region show a development pattern of eastern > central > western > northeast; the coupling coordination degree of the two systems in the spatial region was positively correlated and was enhanced year by year. From the perspective of influencing factors, the level of economic development is the decisive factor in the coupling and coordination between traditional Chinese medicine medical treatment and the social economy. Factors such as human capital and health level in traditional Chinese medicine have an inhibitory effect on the coordinated development of the two systems.ConclusionSo, China should focus on optimizing the regional allocation of traditional Chinese medicine medical personnel, improving the quality of medical services, and enhancing the health level of medical personnel.