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Creation of a Laboratory for Statistics and Analysis of Dependence and Chronic Conditions: Protocol for the Bages
Georgina Pujolar-Díaz1, Josep Vidal-Alaball1,2,3, Anna Forcada4
1Unitat de Suport a la Recerca de la Catalunya Central, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina, Sant Fruitós de Bages, Spain.
Insights
A new laboratory will analyze chronic conditions and dependence in Bages, Spain, to improve care. This initiative aims to develop innovative products and services for affected individuals.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Health Informatics
- Gerontology
Background:
- Rising chronic diseases and aging populations increase healthcare complexity.
- The Bages region (Catalonia, Spain) requires dynamic health and social systems.
- Innovation is needed, integrating technology and business for better chronic condition management.
Purpose of the Study:
- Establish a laboratory for analyzing dependence and chronic conditions in Bages.
- Identify key chronic conditions and dependence factors in the region.
- Develop targeted products and services for individuals with chronic conditions and dependence.
Main Methods:
- Creation of a database integrating health, social, economic, and environmental data.
- Utilizing unique identifiers for data linkage across multiple service providers.
- Conducting legal analysis to ensure secure data sharing among participating entities.
Main Results:
- The laboratory will centralize critical information from various sectors.
- Facilitates a data-driven approach to address the needs of individuals with chronic conditions and dependence.
- Identifies opportunities for new products and services.
Conclusions:
- Emerging structures may lead to a transformative health and social management model.
- Developed products and services can enhance quality of life and create synergies.
- Secure data sharing is crucial for the project's success and impact.
Background:
With the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases, partly due to the increase in life expectancy and the aging of the population, the complexity of the approach faced by the structures, dynamics, and actors that are part of the current care and attention systems is evident. The territory of Bages (Catalonia, Spain) presents characteristics of a highly complex ecosystem where there is a need to develop new, more dynamic structures for the various actors in the health and social systems, aimed at incorporating new actors in the technological and business field that would allow innovation in the management of this context. Within the framework of the Bages Territorial Specialization and Competitiveness Project (PECT BAGESS), the aim is to address these challenges through various entities that will develop 7 interrelated operations. Of these, the operation of the IDIAP Jordi Gol-Catalan Health Institute focuses on the creation of a Laboratory for Statistics and Analysis of Dependence and Chronic Conditions in the Bages region, in the form of a database that will collect the most relevant information from the different environments that affect the management of chronic conditions and dependence: health, social, economic, and environment.
Objective:
This study aims to create a laboratory for statistical, dependence, and chronic condition analysis in the Bages region, to determine the chronic conditions and conditions that generate dependence in the Bages area, in order to propose products and services that respond to the needs of people in these situations.
Methods:
PECT BAGESS originated from the Shared Agenda initiative, which was established in the Bages region with the goal of enhancing the quality of life and fostering social inclusion for individuals with chronic diseases. This study presents part of this broader project, consisting of the creation of a database. Data from chronic conditions and dependence service providers will be combined, using a unique identifier for the different sources of information. A thorough legal analysis was conducted to establish a secure data sharing mechanism among the entities participating in the project.
Results:
The laboratory will be a key piece in the structure generated in the environment of the PECT BAGESS, which will allow relevant information to be passed on from the different sectors involved to respond to the needs of people with chronic conditions and dependence, as well as to generate opportunities for products and services.
Conclusions:
The emerging organizational dynamics and structures are expected to demonstrate a health and social management model that may have a remarkable impact on these sectors. Products and services developed may be very useful for generating synergies and facilitating the living conditions of people who can benefit from all these services. However, secure data sharing circuits must be considered.
International Registered Report Identifier (Irrid):
PRR1-10.2196/46542.
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