Change in demand for health-related undergraduate studies in Spain during 2015–2021: a temporal series study

Introduction: The expansion of higher education is a worldwide phenomenon. To our knowledge, there are no studies analyzing the trends in demands of enrollment in health-related studies in Spain. Therefore, the objective was to analyze the change in demand (the number of requests for enrollment divi...

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Autores: Jerez Roig, Javier, Bezerra de Souza, Dyego Leandro, Cambra Badii, Irene, March Amengual, Jaume Miquel, Comella Cayuela, Agustí, Masó Aguado, Montse, Ramon, Anna, Luque-Suárez, Alejandro, Feito Grande, Lydia, Terribas, Núria, Busquets Alibés, Ester
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:UVic-UCC
Repositorio:RiUVic. Repositori institucional de la UVic-UCC
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10854/8490
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16353
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Palabra clave:COVID-19 (Pandèmia), 2020-
Ensenyament universitari
Estudiants
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spelling Change in demand for health-related undergraduate studies in Spain during 2015–2021: a temporal series studyJerez Roig, JavierBezerra de Souza, Dyego LeandroCambra Badii, IreneMarch Amengual, Jaume MiquelComella Cayuela, AgustíMasó Aguado, MontseRamon, AnnaLuque-Suárez, AlejandroFeito Grande, LydiaTerribas, NúriaBusquets Alibés, EsterCOVID-19 (Pandèmia), 2020-Ensenyament universitariEstudiantsIntroduction: The expansion of higher education is a worldwide phenomenon. To our knowledge, there are no studies analyzing the trends in demands of enrollment in health-related studies in Spain. Therefore, the objective was to analyze the change in demand (the number of requests for enrollment divided by the number of offered places) for undergraduate health-related studies in Spain during the period 2015–2021 as well as compare the change by region in the pre (2015–2019) and pandemic (2020–2021) period. Methods: This is an observational (ecological type) study with temporal series analyses using data from public (non-for-profit) higher education institutions from the Integrated University Information System. For the analysis by region, we calculated the demand of all twelve undergraduate health-related degrees and the percentages of change between both periods using the Wilcoxon test. The Joinpoint Regression program was used to analyze the trends in demand for each degree during the 7-year period. Results: Significant (p < 0.001) increases in demand during the pandemic period were observed in all regions. During the pandemic, medicine, biomedicine, nursing, odontology and pharmacy presented a higher demand in comparison with data collected before the pandemic started. In contrast, this pattern was not confirmed in the following cases: physiotherapy, occupational therapy, podiatry, psychology, social work, human nutrition and dietetics. By regions, Navarra, Asturias, and La Rioja presented the most drastic changes. In regions with the biggest number of universities, such as Catalonia, Andalusia and Madrid, the change observed was smaller.PeerJUniversitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya. Facultat de Ciències de la Salut i el BenestarUniversitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya. Grup de Recerca Methodology, methods, models and outcomes of health and social sciences (M3O)Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya. Centre d'Estudis Sanitaris i SocialsInstitut de Recerca i Innovació en Ciències de la Vida i de la Salut a la Catalunya Central (IRIS-CC)Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya. Càtedra de BioèticaUniversidad Federal de Río Grande del NorteUniversidad de MálagaUniversidad de La RiojaUniversidad Complutense de Madrid2025202520232023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/publishedVersionapplication/pdf15 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10854/8490https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16353reponame:RiUVic. Repositori institucional de la UVic-UCCinstname:UVic-UCCInglésAquest document està subjecte a aquesta llicència Creative Commonshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.cainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dspace.uvic.cat:10854/84902026-06-07T19:15:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Change in demand for health-related undergraduate studies in Spain during 2015–2021: a temporal series study
title Change in demand for health-related undergraduate studies in Spain during 2015–2021: a temporal series study
spellingShingle Change in demand for health-related undergraduate studies in Spain during 2015–2021: a temporal series study
Jerez Roig, Javier
COVID-19 (Pandèmia), 2020-
Ensenyament universitari
Estudiants
title_short Change in demand for health-related undergraduate studies in Spain during 2015–2021: a temporal series study
title_full Change in demand for health-related undergraduate studies in Spain during 2015–2021: a temporal series study
title_fullStr Change in demand for health-related undergraduate studies in Spain during 2015–2021: a temporal series study
title_full_unstemmed Change in demand for health-related undergraduate studies in Spain during 2015–2021: a temporal series study
title_sort Change in demand for health-related undergraduate studies in Spain during 2015–2021: a temporal series study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Jerez Roig, Javier
Bezerra de Souza, Dyego Leandro
Cambra Badii, Irene
March Amengual, Jaume Miquel
Comella Cayuela, Agustí
Masó Aguado, Montse
Ramon, Anna
Luque-Suárez, Alejandro
Feito Grande, Lydia
Terribas, Núria
Busquets Alibés, Ester
author Jerez Roig, Javier
author_facet Jerez Roig, Javier
Bezerra de Souza, Dyego Leandro
Cambra Badii, Irene
March Amengual, Jaume Miquel
Comella Cayuela, Agustí
Masó Aguado, Montse
Ramon, Anna
Luque-Suárez, Alejandro
Feito Grande, Lydia
Terribas, Núria
Busquets Alibés, Ester
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Cambra Badii, Irene
March Amengual, Jaume Miquel
Comella Cayuela, Agustí
Masó Aguado, Montse
Ramon, Anna
Luque-Suárez, Alejandro
Feito Grande, Lydia
Terribas, Núria
Busquets Alibés, Ester
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author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya. Facultat de Ciències de la Salut i el Benestar
Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya. Grup de Recerca Methodology, methods, models and outcomes of health and social sciences (M3O)
Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya. Centre d'Estudis Sanitaris i Socials
Institut de Recerca i Innovació en Ciències de la Vida i de la Salut a la Catalunya Central (IRIS-CC)
Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya. Càtedra de Bioètica
Universidad Federal de Río Grande del Norte
Universidad de Málaga
Universidad de La Rioja
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv COVID-19 (Pandèmia), 2020-
Ensenyament universitari
Estudiants
topic COVID-19 (Pandèmia), 2020-
Ensenyament universitari
Estudiants
description Introduction: The expansion of higher education is a worldwide phenomenon. To our knowledge, there are no studies analyzing the trends in demands of enrollment in health-related studies in Spain. Therefore, the objective was to analyze the change in demand (the number of requests for enrollment divided by the number of offered places) for undergraduate health-related studies in Spain during the period 2015–2021 as well as compare the change by region in the pre (2015–2019) and pandemic (2020–2021) period. Methods: This is an observational (ecological type) study with temporal series analyses using data from public (non-for-profit) higher education institutions from the Integrated University Information System. For the analysis by region, we calculated the demand of all twelve undergraduate health-related degrees and the percentages of change between both periods using the Wilcoxon test. The Joinpoint Regression program was used to analyze the trends in demand for each degree during the 7-year period. Results: Significant (p < 0.001) increases in demand during the pandemic period were observed in all regions. During the pandemic, medicine, biomedicine, nursing, odontology and pharmacy presented a higher demand in comparison with data collected before the pandemic started. In contrast, this pattern was not confirmed in the following cases: physiotherapy, occupational therapy, podiatry, psychology, social work, human nutrition and dietetics. By regions, Navarra, Asturias, and La Rioja presented the most drastic changes. In regions with the biggest number of universities, such as Catalonia, Andalusia and Madrid, the change observed was smaller.
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