Integrated information for integrated care in the general practice setting in Italy: using social network analysis to go beyond the diagnosis of frailty in the elderly.
Michela FranchiniStefania PieroniLoredana FortunatoTamara KnezevicMichael LiebmanSabrina MolinaroPublished in: Clinical and translational medicine (2016)
We believe that informative integration among different sources of available data can provide a comprehensive picture of the health state of patients in a shorter time and at lower cost. The identification of limited patient trajectories based on these observations can enable the development of critical biomarkers/diagnostics and prognostic indicators that will enhance patient care and potentially reduce inappropriate healthcare use. We also believe that network analysis is an extremely flexible research tool and a rich theoretical paradigm, and it may be used in the healthcare planning.
Keyphrases
- network analysis
- healthcare
- general practice
- end stage renal disease
- health information
- chronic kidney disease
- mental health
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- primary care
- prognostic factors
- depressive symptoms
- peritoneal dialysis
- community dwelling
- drinking water
- middle aged
- patient reported
- risk assessment
- patient reported outcomes
- climate change
- pain management
- health promotion