OBJECTIVES: to evaluate time and spatial distribution of hospitalization due to neurological diseases in the province of Pavia (Lombardy Region, Northern Italy). DESIGN: ecological study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: the study was performed on aggregate data of people residing in the province of Pavia in the period 2005-2014. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: hospital discharge records of neurological diseases and raw and standardized hospitalization rates. RESULTS: hospitalization due to neurorogical diseases in the Province of Pavia showed a slight decreasing trend in time. For the year 2014, the spatial analysis of hospitalizations highlights excesses of risk in the Lomellina district, both in males and in females. CONCLUSION: spatial analysis confirms previous results on specific neurological diseases and suggests more detailed analysis on hospitalization excesses in Lomellina area.
Epidemiological analysis on the hospitalization from neurological diseases in the Province of Pavia (Lombardy Region, Northern Italy)
Ferraro O. E.;Guido D.;Verri A.;Borrelli P.;Puci M. V.;Oddone E.;Gnesi M.;Monti M. C.;Gigli Berzolari F.;Villani S.;Imbriani M.;Pelissero G.;Montomoli C.
2019-01-01
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: to evaluate time and spatial distribution of hospitalization due to neurological diseases in the province of Pavia (Lombardy Region, Northern Italy). DESIGN: ecological study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: the study was performed on aggregate data of people residing in the province of Pavia in the period 2005-2014. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: hospital discharge records of neurological diseases and raw and standardized hospitalization rates. RESULTS: hospitalization due to neurorogical diseases in the Province of Pavia showed a slight decreasing trend in time. For the year 2014, the spatial analysis of hospitalizations highlights excesses of risk in the Lomellina district, both in males and in females. CONCLUSION: spatial analysis confirms previous results on specific neurological diseases and suggests more detailed analysis on hospitalization excesses in Lomellina area.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
