Spatial Patterns in Neurodegenerative Disease’s Hospitalizations in Portugal (2000-2016)

Mariana Oliveira, Mariana Oliveira, Alberto Freitas, Alberto Freitas, Ana Cláudia Teodoro, Ana Cláudia Teodoro, Hernâni Gonçalves, Hernâni Gonçalves

2023

Abstract

Neurodegenerative diseases, usually arising from the death of nervous system cells, are a rising concern in the worlds’ population increasing life expectancy. More precisely, the Portuguese population, along with that of other developed countries, is ageing at a fast rate. The understanding of such diseases’ patterns is of utmost relevance to help manage the burden it represents in the health system. In this retrospective study, we analysed over 500 thousand hospitalizations with discharges between 2000 and 2016. We computed age-standardized hospitalization rates for each neurodegenerative disease. The most prevalent disease in our sample was Dementia with 43.4% of cases, and the least prevalent was Basal with only 0.2% of cases. The spatial analysis shows that Santarém and Portalegre (neighbour) districts in central Portugal, have the highest rates. The increase in hospitalization rates over the study period is also clear when looking at the spatio-temporal analysis. Although limited by the usage of secondary health data, this study represents a background for other studies on the field of neurodegenerative diseases, presenting with relevant insight into the spatio-temporal patterns of each and every neurodegenerative disease in Portugal at the moment.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Oliveira M., Freitas A., Cláudia Teodoro A. and Gonçalves H. (2023). Spatial Patterns in Neurodegenerative Disease’s Hospitalizations in Portugal (2000-2016). In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management - Volume 1: GISTAM; ISBN 978-989-758-649-1, SciTePress, pages 79-86. DOI: 10.5220/0011990100003473

in Bibtex Style

@conference{gistam23,
author={Mariana Oliveira and Alberto Freitas and Ana Cláudia Teodoro and Hernâni Gonçalves},
title={Spatial Patterns in Neurodegenerative Disease’s Hospitalizations in Portugal (2000-2016)},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management - Volume 1: GISTAM},
year={2023},
pages={79-86},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011990100003473},
isbn={978-989-758-649-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management - Volume 1: GISTAM
TI - Spatial Patterns in Neurodegenerative Disease’s Hospitalizations in Portugal (2000-2016)
SN - 978-989-758-649-1
AU - Oliveira M.
AU - Freitas A.
AU - Cláudia Teodoro A.
AU - Gonçalves H.
PY - 2023
SP - 79
EP - 86
DO - 10.5220/0011990100003473
PB - SciTePress