The Diseases Population Index for lung cancer incidence
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The Diseases Population Index for Lung Cancer Incidence is a tool in epidemiology that enables health care professionals to obtain an overview trends and cross-country comparisons with respect to lung cancer incidence.[1] The Diseases Population Index (DPI) also aids in decision making for setting priorities in health care settings. Currently, the world population exceeds 6.8 billion.[2] For certain countries, the total number of cases of diseases is measured in millions. In this situation, the DPI provides an overview, since it is a concise measurement. The term ‘risk scenario’ is used in the DPI’s approach which applies chaos theory to the holistic risk approach of the DPI.
Calculation
[edit]The formula for the DPI takes into account that some of the figures are very large. The DPI measures total incidence in relation to the population of a country or a region. The use of whole populations makes it a framework for health management, which is based on populations. The DPI uses the same calculation principle as the Infectious Diseases Index.[3]
Application of the Diseases Population Index
[edit]The data stem from the World Health Organization.[4]
The DPI has 7 levels as defined by Richard Grawath, ranging from ‘very low’ to ‘extremely serious’ and constitute ordinal data. Countries with similar DPI values are in a level and form clusters. The different values of the DPI indicate differences in disease burden and risk.
The level definitions correspond to burden and general risk for a particular population. The level definitions also indicate the urgency with which action should be taken
References
[edit]- ^ Grawath Richard, 2013, The Diseases Population Index for Lung Cancer Incidence: How it is Calculated and Applied, Meadowford Science Journal. Available from: http://www.meadowfordsciencejournal.org, access 03.07.13
- ^ World Health Organization (2009) World Health Statistics 2009, http://www.who.int/whosis/whostat/EN_WHS09_Full.pdf . Access 22.06.2012 World Health Organization World Health Statistics 2012, EN_WHS2012_Full.pdf . Available from: http://www.who.int/gho/publications/world_health_statistics/en/index.html access 24.06.2012
- ^ Grawath Richard, 2012, The Infectious Diseases Index: Its calculation and application, Meadowford Science Journal. Available from: http://www.meadowfordsciencejournal.org, access 12.06.12
- ^ World Health Organization World Health Statistics 2012, EN_WHS2012_Full.pdf . Available from: http://www.who.int/gho/publications/world_health_statistics/en/index.html access 24.06.2012