使用地理信息系统绘制澳大利亚西部农村和偏远地区眼科服务分布的地图
Jingyi Chen1, Khyber Alam2, Sharon A Bentley3
1Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, School of Allied Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia.
BMC health services research
|April 15, 2025
概括
在西澳大利亚农村地区,眼科护理服务广泛可用,但在眼科医生和眼科医生的数量方面存在显著的区域差异. 这突显了眼科专业人员的分配不当,尽管服务覆盖范围广泛.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 眼镜测量是指眼睛的测量.
背景情况:
- 西澳大利亚的农村居民在获得眼科护理方面遇到重大障碍.
- 现有的政府数据显示,在西澳大利亚,眼科服务提供者分布不当.
- 州内眼科护理服务的详细区域覆盖信息缺乏.
研究的目的:
- 识别和绘制西澳大利亚农村和偏远地区的所有光学和眼科服务.
- 为了计算区域眼科护理劳动力率.
- 评估相对于人口的眼科护理服务的地理覆盖范围.
主要方法:
- 一项调查分发给澳大利亚西部农村/偏远地区的光学和眼科实践机构.
- 访问服务的数据是直接从组织和通过调查收集的.
- 地理信息系统 (GIS) 用于绘制地图,计算覆盖范围和确定劳动力率 (每10万人口的全职相当).
主要成果:
- 鉴定并绘制了58家光学诊所,8家眼科医院,113家访视光学诊所和43家访视眼服务.
- 97.2%的人口居住在100公里以内的眼科服务.
- 每10万人中全日制相当的整体 (FTE) 率为眼科12.1,眼科2.4,区域差异很大 (眼科:2.1-19.5;眼科:0-4.2).
结论:
- 虽然访问眼科护理服务提供了广泛的覆盖范围,但光学和眼科劳动力率显著区域差异是显而易见的.
- 几个地区还没有达到眼科专业人员推的全职相当 (FTE) 基准.
- 解决这些劳动力分配不当问题对于在西澳大利亚农村和偏远地区公平获得眼科护理至关重要.
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