Home healthcare in Spanish rural areas
Depopulation of rural areas poses a range of new challenges for the provision of public services. Access to primary care centres is essential for promoting and protecting quality of life, especially for the older population. However, many rural municipalities face abandonment from public administrat...
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| Institución: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
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Home healthcare in Spanish rural areasapplying vehicle routing algorithms to health transport managementCastillo, CristianÁlvarez Palau, Eduard|||0000-0003-0368-9344Calvet, Laura|||0000-0001-8425-1381Panadero, Javier|||0000-0002-3793-3328Viu-Roig, Marta|||0000-0003-4173-808XSerena-Latre, AnnaJuan, Ángel A.|||0000-0003-1392-1776HeuristicsHome healthcare logisticsRural areasSpainVehicle routing problem (VRP)Depopulation of rural areas poses a range of new challenges for the provision of public services. Access to primary care centres is essential for promoting and protecting quality of life, especially for the older population. However, many rural municipalities face abandonment from public administrations by not even having a local clinic and forcing their dwellers to drive to the nearest facility. This research examines the adequacy of providing home healthcare (HHC) systems in such areas to avoid unnecessary trips. When designing routes to provide these services, decision-makers must take into account the following: (i) wide geographical spread of places to visit; (ii) difficulty in accessing some of these places with heavy medically equipped vehicles; and (iii) uncertainty regarding places to visit and availability of professionals. Our study identifies municipalities in which the travelling distance to the closest centre is above a desirable threshold, estimating the magnitude of the problem. Then, we provide an illustrative example in which an agile methodology is presented to design efficient routes that allow policymakers to offer HHC services of reasonable quality. 22024-01-0120242024-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/296740https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.seps.2024.101828reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengAgencia Estatal de Investigación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 PID2019-111100RB-C21open accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, i la comunicació pública de l'obra, sempre que no sigui amb finalitats comercials, i sempre que es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original. No es permet la creació d'obres derivades.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2967402026-06-06T12:50:31Z |
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Home healthcare in Spanish rural areas applying vehicle routing algorithms to health transport management |
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Home healthcare in Spanish rural areas |
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Castillo, Cristian Álvarez Palau, Eduard|||0000-0003-0368-9344 Calvet, Laura|||0000-0001-8425-1381 Panadero, Javier|||0000-0002-3793-3328 Viu-Roig, Marta|||0000-0003-4173-808X Serena-Latre, Anna Juan, Ángel A.|||0000-0003-1392-1776 |
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Castillo, Cristian |
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Castillo, Cristian Álvarez Palau, Eduard|||0000-0003-0368-9344 Calvet, Laura|||0000-0001-8425-1381 Panadero, Javier|||0000-0002-3793-3328 Viu-Roig, Marta|||0000-0003-4173-808X Serena-Latre, Anna Juan, Ángel A.|||0000-0003-1392-1776 |
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Álvarez Palau, Eduard|||0000-0003-0368-9344 Calvet, Laura|||0000-0001-8425-1381 Panadero, Javier|||0000-0002-3793-3328 Viu-Roig, Marta|||0000-0003-4173-808X Serena-Latre, Anna Juan, Ángel A.|||0000-0003-1392-1776 |
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Depopulation of rural areas poses a range of new challenges for the provision of public services. Access to primary care centres is essential for promoting and protecting quality of life, especially for the older population. However, many rural municipalities face abandonment from public administrations by not even having a local clinic and forcing their dwellers to drive to the nearest facility. This research examines the adequacy of providing home healthcare (HHC) systems in such areas to avoid unnecessary trips. When designing routes to provide these services, decision-makers must take into account the following: (i) wide geographical spread of places to visit; (ii) difficulty in accessing some of these places with heavy medically equipped vehicles; and (iii) uncertainty regarding places to visit and availability of professionals. Our study identifies municipalities in which the travelling distance to the closest centre is above a desirable threshold, estimating the magnitude of the problem. Then, we provide an illustrative example in which an agile methodology is presented to design efficient routes that allow policymakers to offer HHC services of reasonable quality. |
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