Banks S M, Pandiani J A
Bristol Observatory, Vt., USA.
Am J Public Health. 1998 Mar;88(3):448-51. doi: 10.2105/ajph.88.3.448.
This paper explores the relationship of state hospital and general hospital psychiatric caseloads in a statewide system of care.
Probabilistic population estimation was applied to general hospital and state hospital data sets.
General hospitals provide inpatient psychiatric services to more people than do state hospitals, and a significant number are served in both sectors. There were notable differences in use patterns related to patient gender and age.
These results demonstrate that probabilistic methodologies can significantly enhance the value of existing databases for epidemiological research.
本文探讨了全州医疗系统中州立医院和综合医院精神科病例量之间的关系。
对综合医院和州立医院的数据集应用概率人口估计。
综合医院为精神科住院患者提供服务的人数多于州立医院，且有相当数量的患者在两个部门都接受治疗。在患者性别和年龄的使用模式上存在显著差异。
这些结果表明，概率方法可以显著提高现有数据库在流行病学研究中的价值。
