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Is the Jarman underprivileged area score valid?

J R Charlton, A Lakhani

    British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Ed.)
    |June 8, 1985
    PubMed
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    The Jarman underprivileged area score may reflect general practice needs. Higher mortality and incidence of treatable diseases in an area correlate with the score, suggesting its validity in assessing service demand.

    Area of Science:

    • General Practice
    • Health Services Research
    • Social Epidemiology

    Background:

    • A previously published validation of the underprivileged area score was incomplete.
    • External validation using objective criteria beyond general practitioner (GP) opinion is necessary.
    • The score aims to quantify factors influencing GP workload and service pressure.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To validate the Jarman score using external criteria.
    • To assess the association between the Jarman score and disease-specific mortality.
    • To examine the relationship between the Jarman score and the incidence of specific treatable conditions.

    Main Methods:

    • The study analyzed the association between Jarman's score and mortality rates from conditions amenable to GP intervention.

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  • The study investigated the link between Jarman's score and the incidence of two key diseases requiring GP management.
  • Data were used to establish external criterion validity for the Jarman score.

    • Main Results:

    • A positive association was observed between the Jarman score and mortality from GP-amenable causes.
    • The Jarman score showed a correlation with the incidence of the selected treatable diseases.
    • These findings support the score's ability to reflect the need for general practice services.

    Conclusions:

    • The Jarman score demonstrates external criterion validity.
    • The score appears to be a crude but useful indicator of general practice service needs.
    • Further validation using objective health outcome data strengthens the score's utility.