Creation of a Laboratory for Statistics and Analysis of Dependence and Chronic Conditions: Protocol for the Bages Territorial Specialization and Competitiveness Project (PECT BAGESS) (Preprint)

Abstract

BACKGROUND With the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases, partly due to the increase in life expectancy and the ageing of the population, the complexity of the approach faced by the structures, dynamics and actors that are part of the current care and attention systems is evident. Despite the inclusion of the integrated health and social system in the Catalan context, there are several shortcomings in relation to the diversity of cases generated by situations of chronic conditions and dependency. The territory of Bages presents characteristics of a highly complex ecosystem where there is a need to develop new more dynamic structures for the various actors in the health and social systems, aimed at incorporating new actors in the technological and business field that would allow innovation in the management of this context. Within the framework of the Bages Territorial Specialisation and Competitiveness Project (PECT BAGESS), the aim is to address these challenges through various entities that will develop interrelated operations. Of these, the operation of the IDIAP Jordi Gol - Catalan Health Institute in Central Catalonia focuses on the creation of a laboratory for statistical, dependence and chronic conditions analysis in the Bages region, in the form of a database that will collect the most relevant information from the different environments that affect the management of chronic conditions and dependence: health, social, economic and environment. OBJECTIVE To create a laboratory for statistical, dependence and chronic conditions analysis in the Bages region, to determine the chronic conditions and conditions that generate dependence in the Bages area, in order to propose products and services that respond to the needs of people in these situations. METHODS Data from chronic conditions and dependency service providers will be combined, using a unique identifier for the different sources of information. RESULTS The laboratory will be a key piece in the structure generated in the environment of the PECT BAGESS, which will allow relevant information to be passed on from the different sectors involved to respond to the needs of people with chronic conditions and dependence, as well as to generate opportunities for products and services. CONCLUSIONS The authors of this project and all the agents involved anticipate that the organisational dynamics and structures that will emerge will allow for a health and social management model that can have a remarkable impact on these sectors. Products and services developed may be very useful for generating synergies and facilitating the living conditions of people who can benefit from all these services.