Burden, Characteristics, and Outcome of Injury among Females: Observations from Bengaluru, India

Rajesh, Kavita; Girish, N; Gururaj, Gopalkrishna

doi:10.1016/j.whi.2010.12.003

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“…The travel expenses per hour ( ET ) are derived from the costs of traveling by taxi (€2.20 per kilometer) [44] and the loss of income by traveling, using the national median income of €32,000 a year for 1,600 working hours [23]. We assumed that apart from the patient, a second person always accompanies the patient.…”

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Modeling hospital infrastructure by optimizing quality, accessibility and efficiency via a mixed integer programming model

Ikkersheim

Tanke

Schooten

et al. 2013

BMC Health Serv Res

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BackgroundThe majority of curative health care is organized in hospitals. As in most other countries, the current 94 hospital locations in the Netherlands offer almost all treatments, ranging from rather basic to very complex care. Recent studies show that concentration of care can lead to substantial quality improvements for complex conditions and that dispersion of care for chronic conditions may increase quality of care. In previous studies on allocation of hospital infrastructure, the allocation is usually only based on accessibility and/or efficiency of hospital care. In this paper, we explore the possibilities to include a quality function in the objective function, to give global directions to how the ‘optimal’ hospital infrastructure would be in the Dutch context.MethodsTo create optimal societal value we have used a mathematical mixed integer programming (MIP) model that balances quality, efficiency and accessibility of care for 30 ICD-9 diagnosis groups. Typical aspects that are taken into account are the volume-outcome relationship, the maximum accepted travel times for diagnosis groups that may need emergency treatment and the minimum use of facilities.ResultsThe optimal number of hospital locations per diagnosis group varies from 12-14 locations for diagnosis groups which have a strong volume-outcome relationship, such as neoplasms, to 150 locations for chronic diagnosis groups such as diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).ConclusionsIn conclusion, our study shows a new approach for allocating hospital infrastructure over a country or certain region that includes quality of care in relation to volume per provider that can be used in various countries or regions. In addition, our model shows that within the Dutch context chronic care may be too concentrated and complex and/or acute care may be too dispersed. Our approach can relatively easily be adopted towards other countries or regions and is very suitable to perform a ‘what-if’ analysis.

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Modeling hospital infrastructure by optimizing quality, accessibility and efficiency via a mixed integer programming model

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Tanke

Schooten

et al. 2013

BMC Health Serv Res

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“…This study was conducted in Bangalore, the third largest city in India (Kavita et al, 2011). Bangalore is aptly nicknamed the "Silicon Valley of India" because it is the largest hub for IT-BPO companies in India.…”

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Understanding the health behaviors of India’s information technology and business process outsourcing employees

Ram

Kurpad

Swaminathan

2014

International Journal of Workplace Health Management

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the behaviors of India’s information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) employees in relation to diet, exercise, sleep, stress, and social habits. Design/methodology/approach – This was a qualitative research study, using in-depth, semi-structured interviews. Descriptive data were collected from a two-stage purposive sample of 28 IT-BPO employees from three IT companies and two BPOs in Bangalore, India. Findings – The majority of interviewees reported having an unhealthy diet and/or sedentary lifestyle. Lack of time due to demanding work schedules was the largest barrier to diet and exercise. Call-centers were described as a social environment with a young workforce. Research limitations/implications – Given the qualitative study design and limited sampling frame, results may not be generalizable. However, the qualitative data suggests that India’s young IT-BPO employees may be at greater risk of lifestyle-related diseases than the general population. The data also suggests that interventions incorporating social influence may be a promising solution, particularly at international call centers. Originality/value – There is a lack of literature on the lifestyle of IT-BPO employees in India. The results from this study provide qualitative insight on the motives for health behaviors of IT-BPO employees, as well as the barriers and facilitators for leading a healthy lifestyle in this industry. The findings provide the framework for future workplace wellness interventions.

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Trauma care in India: A review of the literature

Wesson

Kwong

2017

Surgery

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Burden, Characteristics, and Outcome of Injury among Females: Observations from Bengaluru, India

Cited by 7 publications

References 17 publications

Modeling hospital infrastructure by optimizing quality, accessibility and efficiency via a mixed integer programming model

Modeling hospital infrastructure by optimizing quality, accessibility and efficiency via a mixed integer programming model

Understanding the health behaviors of India’s information technology and business process outsourcing employees

Trauma care in India: A review of the literature

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