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Parkinson's disease (PD) has the second highest prevalence among neurodege - nerative diseases. In Colombia, PD population dynamics are currently unknown. Health records offer a unique resource to study frequency and multi-morbidity of chronic diseases. The aim of this research is to estimate prevalence and staging using administrative data (AD) provided by Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs). A cross-sectional study was conducted using 2015 AD from two Colombian HMOs (4.312.928 beneficiaries, 9.01% of the affiliated Colombian population). PD prevalence and severity was estimated by age and sex. Prevalence was adjusted to WHO demographics. Age-adjusted PD prevalence was 205.89 per 100.000 inhabitants. Prevalence increment of 62.13% was found between those aged ≥40 years and those aged ≥50 years. Similarly, each extra decade (50-80+) represented an increment of 83.65%, 80.95%, and 35.10%. Between 40 and 89 years, males exhibited a significantly higher PD prevalence compared to females. Advanced PD was more frequent as age increased from 3.77% in the group between 40 to 49 years to 25.86% in those older than 89 years. More common related comorbidities were arterial hypertension, diabetes, and psychiatric disorders; the first two increased their frequency with age, and the last one maintained its prevalence across all age groups. AD sets are useful to estimate the prevalence and staging of PD. Prevalence of PD in Colombia is higher in men and increases with age, as well as disease severity.
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Resumen En Colombia las instituciones prestadoras de servicios de salud (IPS) públicas tienen una clasificación según tres niveles de complejidad: bajo, medio y alto. Esto no sucede con las IPS privadas. Esta carencia dificulta los análisis comparativos entre prestadores privados. Para suplir esta necesidad se desarrolló un algoritmo de clasificación de IPS de acuerdo con la metodología del Sistema de Cuentas de la Salud utilizado en los países de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico. Se utilizó como fuente de información la base de datos de servicios habilitados del Registro Especial de Prestadores para 2015. Los resultados muestran que en el país el 66 % de las IPS son de atención ambulatoria, el 17 % hospitales, el 11 % centros de promoción y prevención y el 6 % prestadores de servicios auxiliares. La concentración de activos es opuesta, pues se encontró que los hospitales tienen el 90.5 % de los activos.
Abstract In Colombia, public health service providers (IPS) are classified according to three complexity levels: low, medium, and high. Such is not the case with private IPS. This lack hinders comparative analyzes between private providers. To meet this need, an IPS classification algorithm was developed according to the methodology of the System of Health Accounts used in the member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The database of qualified services of the Special Registry of Providers for 2015 was used as a source of information. The results show that 66% of the IPS in the country work in ambulatory care, 17% are hospitals, 11% are promotion and prevention centers, and 6% are ancillary service providers. The concentration of assets follows the opposite distribution, as it was found that hospitals have 90.5% of assets.
Resumo Na Colômbia as instituições prestadoras de serviços de saúde (IPS) públicas tem classificação segundo três níveis de complexidade: baixo, meio e alto. Isso não acontece com as IPS privadas. Esta carência dificulta as análises comparativas entre prestadores privados. Para suprir tal necessidade desenvolveu-se um algoritmo de classificação de IPS de acordo com a metodologia do Sistema de Contas da Saúde utilizado nos países da Organização para a Cooperação e o Desenvolvimento Económico. Utilizou-se como fonte de informação a base de dados de serviços habilitados do Registro Especial de Prestadores para 2015. Os resultados mostram que no país 66 % das IPS são de atenção ambulatorial, 17% hospitais, o 11% centros de promoção e prevenção e 6% prestadores de serviços auxiliares. A concentração de ativos é oposta, pois se encontrou que os hospitais têm o 90.5 % dos ativos.