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Strengthening national COPD monitoring using linked health services data
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2023) Strengthening national COPD monitoring using linked health services data, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 10 December 2023.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2023). Strengthening national COPD monitoring using linked health services data. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Strengthening national COPD monitoring using linked health services data. AIHW, 2023.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Strengthening national COPD monitoring using linked health services data. Canberra: AIHW; 2023.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2023, Strengthening national COPD monitoring using linked health services data, AIHW, Canberra.
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For the first time, the National Integrated Health Services Information Analysis Asset (NIHSI AA) is used to estimate the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among health service users aged 35 and over. In this report, people with COPD are identified through emergency department and hospital diagnoses as well as COPD-specific prescription dispensing. People with diagnosed COPD accessing these health services are an important group for population monitoring to inform future health service planning.
- ISBN: 978-1-923085-07-7
- Cat. no: ACM 43
- Pages: 10
Findings from this report:
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2.7% of people aged 35 and over at 30 June 2019 had used health services for COPD in the year prior
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COPD prevalence was highest in areas of highest disadvantage (3.8%) among people aged 35 and over at 30 June 2019
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COPD prevalence at 30 June 2019 was 2.8% for men and 2.6% for women, for those aged 35 and over
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COPD prevalence was lowest in Major cities (2.3%) for people aged 35 and over at 30 June 2019