94,754 home-based hospitalizations occurred in Brazil between 2008 and 2016, and 4,008,692 outpatient procedures were carried out from 2012 to 2016. This dataset, from an exploratory study by Fabiana Lima Rajão, analyzes home care in the Brazilian Unified Health System, identifying care modalities and inequalities in service use. The data was compiled through documentary analysis of legislation and secondary data on service volumes.
Use Cases
- Analyzing trends in home-based hospitalization rates based on the 2008-2016 time series
- Mapping regional disparities in home care access based on the described geographical concentration of services
- Comparing the scale of outpatient versus inpatient home care based on the reported procedure and hospitalization counts
- Modeling factors influencing home care service use based on the study's focus on inequalities in supply and access
Strengths
- Contains specific counts for two key metrics: 94,754 home-based hospitalizations and 4,008,692 outpatient procedures.
- Covers a multi-year period, with hospitalization data spanning 2008-2016 and outpatient data from 2012-2016.
- Focuses on a defined national health system (Brazilian Unified Health System) and a specific care strategy (Home Care).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for specific modeling tasks.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- Fabiana Lima Rajão
- Collection Method
- Documentary analysis of legislation and secondary data on home care service and procedure volumes.
- Time Range
- 2008-2016 for hospitalizations; 2012-2016 for outpatient procedures.
- Geography
- Brazil