DocumentCode :
597467
Title :
Using system dynamics to model the social care system: Simulation modeling as the catalyst in linking demography to care delivery
Author :
Brailsford, Sally C. ; Evandrou, M. ; Luff, Robert ; Shaw, Raymond ; Viana, Joe ; Vlachantoni, A. ; Willis, R.M.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
fYear :
2012
fDate :
9-12 Dec. 2012
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
12
Abstract :
This paper describes a system dynamics model for social care, developed in collaboration with a local authority in England, as part of the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Care Life Cycle project based at the University of Southampton. The model was populated with data from a wide range of sources, local and national. We present some illustrative results, and discuss the process of model development and the challenges around data collection. We also discuss the benefits derived from co-developing such a model with practitioner users and as part of a multi-disciplinary team involving demographers and social statisticians.
Keywords :
data handling; demography; health care; England; UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Care Life Cycle project; University of Southampton; care delivery; data collection; demography linking; model development process; simulation modeling; social care system; system dynamics model; Aging; Data models; Hospitals; Local government; Sociology; Statistics;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference (WSC), Proceedings of the 2012 Winter
Conference_Location :
Berlin
ISSN :
0891-7736
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4779-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0891-7736
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.2012.6465265
Filename :
6465265
Link To Document :
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