ReviewYearbook of medical informatics2014
A Review and Framework for Categorizing Current Research and Development in Health Related Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Studies.
Review in Yearbook of medical informatics, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Role of Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis for Understanding COVID-19 Population Severity: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Applications of GIS and geospatial analyses in COVID-19 research: A systematic review.F1000Research · 2020Pooled it
- Trends and spatial patterns of human immunodeficiency virus prevalence among men and women aged 15-49 in Sierra Leone: evidence from the 2008, 2013 and 2019 Demographic and Health Surveys.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Spatial analysis of COVID-19 incidence and mortality rates in northwest iran for future epidemic preparedness.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Climate change, its impact on emerging infectious diseases and new technologies to combat the challenge.Emerging microbes & infections · 2024Review
- Behavioral activation for veterans with co-occurring alcohol use disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder: Basis and methodology for a pilot randomized controlled trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2024Article
- Application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the Study of Prostate Cancer Disparities: A Systematic Review.Cancers · 2024Review
- The Use of Spatial Analysis in Syphilis-Related Research: Protocol for a Scoping Review.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Equal access to outreach mental health care? Exploring how the place of residence influences the use of intensive home treatment in a rural catchment area in Germany.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- COVID-19 Variant Surveillance and Social Determinants in Central Massachusetts: Development Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- [Relevance of health geographic research for dermatology].Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete · 2022Review
- The geography of COVID-19 misinformation: using geospatial maps for targeted messaging to combat misinformation on COVID-19, South Africa.BMC research notes · 2021Article
- Reducing rural veteran suicides: Navigating geospatial and community contexts for scaling up a national Veterans Affairs program.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2021Article
- Leveraging GIS and spatial analysis for informed decision-making in COVID-19 pandemic.Health policy and technology · 2021Article
- Achieving global malaria eradication in changing landscapes.Malaria journal · 2021Review
- GIS approach for mapping novel coronavirus in northern state of India, Jammu and Kashmir.Environmental earth sciences · 2021Article
- Geospatial modelling on the spread and dynamics of 154 day outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Bangladesh towards vulnerability zoning and management approaches.Modeling earth systems and environment · 2021Article
- Use of Geographic Information System Technology to Evaluate Health Disparities in Smoking Cessation Class Accessibility for Patients in Louisiana Public Hospitals.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- A multivariate data analysis approach for investigating daily statistics of countries affected with COVID-19 pandemic.Heliyon · 2020Article
- Geographical tracking and mapping of coronavirus disease COVID-19/severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic and associated events around the world: how 21st century GIS technologies are supporting the global fight against outbreaks and epidemics.International journal of health geographics · 2020Article
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Authors and funding
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Abstract
objectivesThe application of GIS in health science has increased over the last decade and new innovative application areas have emerged. This study reviews the literature and builds a framework to provide a conceptual overview of the domain, and to promote strategic planning for further research of GIS in health.
methodThe framework is based on literature from the library databases Scopus and Web of Science. The articles were identified based on keywords and initially selected for further study based on titles and abstracts. A grounded theory-inspired method was applied to categorize the selected articles in main focus areas. Subsequent frequency analysis was performed on the identified articles in areas of infectious and non-infectious diseases and continent of origin.
resultsA total of 865 articles were included. Four conceptual domains within GIS in health sciences comprise the framework: spatial analysis of disease, spatial analysis of health service planning, public health, health technologies and tools. Frequency analysis by disease status and location show that malaria and schistosomiasis are the most commonly analyzed infectious diseases where cancer and asthma are the most frequently analyzed non-infectious diseases. Across categories, articles from North America predominate, and in the category of spatial analysis of diseases an equal number of studies concern Asia.
conclusionSpatial analysis of diseases and health service planning are well-established research areas. The development of future technologies and new application areas for GIS and data-gathering technologies such as GPS, smartphones, remote sensing etc. will be nudging the research in GIS and health.
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