Methodological Evaluation of District Hospitals Systems in Tanzania Using Time-Series Forecasting Models for Clinical Outcomes Measurement

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Auteurs principaux: Mwanza, Mwanzika, Kinyanjui, Kamau, Tukiri, Tuyile
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author Mwanza, Mwanzika
Kinyanjui, Kamau
Tukiri, Tuyile
author_facet Mwanza, Mwanzika
Kinyanjui, Kamau
Tukiri, Tuyile
contents <p>District hospitals in Tanzania face challenges in managing clinical outcomes due to variability in healthcare systems. A systematic review of existing studies on district hospital performance, focusing on data sources, analytical methods, and clinical outcome measures. The study employed meta-analytic techniques to identify and synthesize findings. The analysis revealed that current approaches often lack robust statistical models for forecasting outcomes, leading to inconsistent results across different hospitals. A time-series forecasting model based on ARIMA (AutoRegressive Integrated Moving Average) was found effective in predicting clinical outcomes with a confidence interval of ±5%. The use of the proposed ARIMA-based forecasting model is recommended for district hospitals to enhance the accuracy and consistency of clinical outcome assessments. Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p_i)=\beta_0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.</p>
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spellingShingle Methodological Evaluation of District Hospitals Systems in Tanzania Using Time-Series Forecasting Models for Clinical Outcomes Measurement
Mwanza, Mwanzika
Kinyanjui, Kamau
Tukiri, Tuyile
Tanzania
District Hospitals
Clinical Outcomes
Time-Series Analysis
Forecasting Models
Healthcare Systems
Methodology
<p>District hospitals in Tanzania face challenges in managing clinical outcomes due to variability in healthcare systems. A systematic review of existing studies on district hospital performance, focusing on data sources, analytical methods, and clinical outcome measures. The study employed meta-analytic techniques to identify and synthesize findings. The analysis revealed that current approaches often lack robust statistical models for forecasting outcomes, leading to inconsistent results across different hospitals. A time-series forecasting model based on ARIMA (AutoRegressive Integrated Moving Average) was found effective in predicting clinical outcomes with a confidence interval of ±5%. The use of the proposed ARIMA-based forecasting model is recommended for district hospitals to enhance the accuracy and consistency of clinical outcome assessments. Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p_i)=\beta_0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.</p>
title Methodological Evaluation of District Hospitals Systems in Tanzania Using Time-Series Forecasting Models for Clinical Outcomes Measurement
topic Tanzania
District Hospitals
Clinical Outcomes
Time-Series Analysis
Forecasting Models
Healthcare Systems
Methodology
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18930904