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Map analyses of psychiatric services
Author(s) -
Stefansson C.G.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1984.tb01241.x
Subject(s) - homogeneous , catchment area , confidence interval , epidemiology , relative risk , medicine , computer science , psychiatry , statistics , cartography , geography , mathematics , drainage basin , combinatorics
– A computerized system to make map analyses of psychiatric services (MAPS) was developed by combining data from a psychiatric case register with a demographic data base updated twice a year. The case register covered all adult psychiatric in‐ and outpatient services in a catchment area of 75,000 inhabitants. The analyses were carried out for homogeneous sub‐areas, thus providing the clinic with knowledge about the geographical distribution of diagnostic categories and utilization of services. In a first stage, the system utilizes the flexible features of the statistical analysis system (SAS). In the final graphic stage, the SAS/GRAPH or the UN1RAS System may be used alternately. Special statistics from the epidemiological frame of reference are constructed for comparing sub‐areas, such as standardized morbidity ratio, standardized relative risk with confidence interval and corresponding p‐values. The system's application to planning of services and research is illustrated.