Kydd R R, Nola P F, Wright J J
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Science, University of Auckland School of Medicine.
N Z Med J. 1991 Jun 26;104(914):255-7.
Sociodemographic variables obtained from 1986 census data were used to calculate the Jarman index (a measure of underprivilege) for census area units of Auckland. The index was found to correlate with psychiatric admission rates for the years 1982-6 suggesting it might have some utility as an indicator of demand for mental health services. However, the highest admission rates were from particular central city areas reflecting the presence of a deinstitutionalised patient population with chronic mental disorder. This group would appear to require independent assessment of their needs and specific allocation of resources. Factor analysis of the census variable scores comprising the Jarman index revealed principal components equatable with poverty, living without adult company and transient residence.
从1986年人口普查数据中获取的社会人口统计学变量，被用于计算奥克兰普查区域单位的贾曼指数（一种贫困程度衡量指标）。研究发现，该指数与1982 - 1986年的精神病住院率相关，这表明它可能作为心理健康服务需求指标具有一定效用。然而，最高住院率来自特定的市中心区域，这反映出存在一个患有慢性精神障碍的非机构化患者群体。这一群体似乎需要对其需求进行独立评估以及资源的特定分配。对构成贾曼指数的普查变量得分进行因子分析，揭示出与贫困、无成年人陪伴生活和临时居住相当的主要成分。
