Open access technologies to georeferencing and care system and network analysis for drug users
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https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v11i4.1279Keywords:
health care, substance-related disorders, mental health, social network analysis, geographic mapping.Abstract
This article aims to present a method of georeferencing and analysis of care systems for drug users based on free access technologies and processes that can be used in different scenarios. The method is composed of three steps: 1) conceptual definition of care systems and networks for drug users; 2) survey of services and their mapping by georeferencing; and 3) characterization of the relationships between the network services based on social network analysis (SNA). In order to demonstrate its potentialities and to reveal other possibilities, the present method was used in a Brazilian medium/large municipality. One hundred and eighty seven services were identified and georeferencied, and their interactions were characterized by the SNA. It was found that is important to underline the following potentialities of the method proposed: 1) the extended character provided for a network approach; 2) the low cost and the use of innovative and accessible tools; and 3) its support to someone visualizing and managing the network.
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