An Open Source GIS Application for Spatial Assessment of Health Care Quality Indicators

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2021

Autores

Lia Duarte (Autor) FCUP; Ana Teodoro (Autor) FCUP; Lobo, M (Autor) FMUP; Viana, J (Autor) Outra; Pinheiro, V (Autor) Outra; Freitas A (Autor) FMUP

Revista

Título: ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information

Vol. 10

Página Final: 264

Editora: MDPI

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 5 Citações

Scopus - 6 Citações

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-00T-S9B

DOI: 10.3390/ijgi10040264

Abstract (EN): Prevention quality indicators (PQIs) constitute a set of measures that can be combined with hospital inpatient data to identify the quality of care for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC). Geographical information system (GIS) web mapping and applications contribute to a better representation of PQI spatial distribution. Unlike many countries in the world, in Portugal, this type of application remains underdeveloped. The main objective of this work was to facilitate the assessment of geographical patterns and trends of health data in Portugal. Therefore, two innovative open source applications were developed. Leaflet Javascript Library, PostGIS, and GeoServer were used to create a web map application prototype. Python language was used to develop the GIS application. The geospatial assessment of geographical patterns of health data in Portugal can be obtained through a GIS application and a web map application. Both tools proposed allowed for an easy and intuitive assessment of geographical patterns and time trends of PQI values in Portugal, alongside other relevant health data, i.e., the location of health care facilities, which, in turn, showed some association between the location of facilities and quality of health care. However, in the future, more research is still required to map other relevant data, for more in-depth analyses.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 16