Regional assessment of medical care provision system by principal component analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Japanese government has promoted policies ensuring standardized medical care across the secondary medical care areas (SMCAs); however, these efforts have not been evaluated, making the current conditions unclear. Multidimensional indicators could identify these differences; thus, this study examined the regional characteristics of the medical care provision system for 21 SMCAs in Hokkaido, Japan, and the changes from 1998 to 2018.

Materials and methods

This study evaluated the characteristics of SMCAs by principal component analysis using multidimensional data related to the medical care provision system. Factor loadings and principal component scores were calculated, with the characteristics of each SMCA visually expressed using scatter plots. Additionally,

SUBMITTER: Ohashi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10259538 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature