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Multichannel Mixture Models For Time-Series Analysis And Classification Of Engagement With Multiple Health Services: An Application To Psychology And Physiotherapy Utilization Patterns After Traffic Accidents, Nazanin Esmaili, Quinlan D. Buchlak, Massimo Piccardi, Bernie Kruger, Federico Girosi
Multichannel Mixture Models For Time-Series Analysis And Classification Of Engagement With Multiple Health Services: An Application To Psychology And Physiotherapy Utilization Patterns After Traffic Accidents, Nazanin Esmaili, Quinlan D. Buchlak, Massimo Piccardi, Bernie Kruger, Federico Girosi
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Background: Motor vehicle accidents (MVA) represent a significant burden on health systems globally. Tens of thousands of people are injured in Australia every year and may experience significant disability. Associated economic costs are substantial. There is little literature on the health service utilization patterns of MVA patients. To fill this gap, this study has been designed to investigate temporal patterns of psychology and physiotherapy service utilization following transport-related injuries.
Method: De-identified compensation data was provided by the Australian Transport Accident Commission. Utilization of physiotherapy and psychology services was analysed. The datasets contained 788 psychology and 3115 physiotherapy claimants and 22,522 …