Session 4 – Using Data (part 2)

Session 4 – Using Data (part 2)

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• Developing a Community/ Population Profile

• Estimating the burden of disease• Presenting data• Websites and other sources of

information


Outline

• In groups of 3-4 write a list of all the things you might need for a community/ population profile

• You will need to decide your population- eg Woodhouse, Leeds, YH, England

• What types of data are you interested in?


Developing a Population/ Community Profile

• A population is every member of a group of interest or geography

• Your population might include: o Population demographics – who’s whoo Area demographics – infrastructure, deprivationo Health Status – mortality, morbidity, lifestyleso Services – use of hospitals, primary care, non NHSo People – lifestyles, risk factors, views and experienceso Other – education, housing, income


Population Profile

• You want to know what is happening in Leeds in terms of coronary heart disease

• Split into same groups• Discuss what types of info you would

need


Estimating the Burden of Disease

• Define population at risk and their characteristics (as before)

• What are risk factors- smoking, obesity, diabetes, genetic, hypertension etc

• Define events specifically relating to disease in question – incidence and prevalence, time/ place/ person using various data sources

• Use of services


Heart Disease in Leeds

THE BURDEN OF CHD• 3.1 Introduction• 3.2 CHD Mortality• 3.3 CHD Morbidity• 3.4 Case Mix• 3.5 Risk Factors

- 3.5.1 Smoking - 3.5.2 Poor Diet, Physical Activity and Obesity

3.5.2.1 Diet 3.5.2.2 Physical Activity

3.5.2.3 Obesity - 3.5.3 High Risk Groups


Salford PCT CHD Strategy

• Percentages• Rates• Mean (average)• Median• Mode• Standard Deviation• Confidence Intervals• Time trends


Presenting Data

• ‘uncertainty range’ • usually quoted as 95% CI• If they overlap is not

significant difference• The smaller the better


Confidence Intervals

Chart 1 – Age Profile Variation


Example Charts

Chart 2 – Bar Chart Comparison


Chart 3 - Trend line


Chart 4 – Male / Female Comparison of Respiratory

Disease Mortality


Chart 5: GIS maps


Chart 6: GIS maps


• Define your question and what data you need• Try and find it yourself

- See handout X - Look at PHRC website:

http://www.leeds.nhs.uk/phrc/information/?pagepath=Information/Statistics

- Ask your organisation’s information officer


Getting more help

• The skills to be able to understand how to access data and information that will support them in their role.

• A broader understanding of the importance of measuring patterns of disease and health.

• Understand the broad principals of critical appraisal• Review a range of annual reports• Know who to approach in their area for advice and

support


Understanding Data: learning Outcomes

Documents

Session 4 – Using Data (part 2)