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  • Geospatial analysis
  • Health informatics
  • Environmental epidemiology

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  • Big data in healthcare enables spatial analysis but faces challenges with the change of support problem, limiting fine-scale studies.
  • Existing spatial disaggregation methods introduce errors, hindering interoperability between ecological and medical databases.
  • Lack of spatial unit interoperability restricts detailed spatial health research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a generic, two-step method for merging medical and ecological databases.
  • To overcome the change of support problem without using spatial disaggregation methods.
  • To maximize spatial resolution in merged health and ecological datasets.

Main Methods:

  • A two-step process involving the creation of a mapping table using transition matrices.
  • Linking spatial units from original medical and ecological databases to a final database structure.
  • Validation of the mapping table through covariate comparison and spatial validity checks (continuity and resolution).

Main Results:

  • Successfully merged the French national diagnosis-related group database with an ecological database, yielding 5632 final spatial units.
  • Mapping table validation showed a median relative difference of 2.3% in birth numbers between databases.
  • Achieved a low spatial continuity criterion (2.4%) and a high spatial resolution index.

Conclusions:

  • The innovative approach enhances interoperability between medical and ecological databases for fine-scale spatial analyses.
  • Demonstrates that disaggregation models and large aggregation techniques are not always optimal for the change of support problem.
  • Facilitates more accurate and detailed spatial health research by improving data integration.