AIHW - Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services - Closed Treatment Episodes by Treatment Delivery Setting (Count) (PHN) 2013-2017

This dataset presents the footprint of the number of closed treatment episodes by treatment delivery setting. A treatment episode is the period of contact between a client and a treatment provider where there are defined start (commencement) and end (cessation) dates. It is considered closed where any of the following occurs: treatment is completed or has ceased; there has been no contact between the client and treatment provider for 3 months; or there is a change in the main treatment type, principal drug of concern or delivery setting.\n\nThe alcohol and other drug treatment services (AODTS) data is based on data reported to the AODTS National Minimum Dataset (NMDS). The data spans the financial years of 2013-2017 and is aggregated to 2015 Department of Health Primary Health Network (PHN) areas, based on the 2011 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).\n\nThe AODTS data accompanies the [Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2016-17 Report](https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol-other-drug-treatment-services/aodts-2016-17/contents/table-of-contents).\n\nFor further information about this dataset, please visit: \n\n * [Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - AODTS Data Tables.](https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol-other-drug-treatment-services/aodts-2016-17/data)\n\n * [Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2016-17 Quality Statement.](https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/693818)\n\nPlease note:\n\n * AURIN has spatially enabled the original data using the [Department of Health - PHN Areas.](https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/PHN-Home)\n\n * The PHN of the closed treatment episode was assigned based on the reported postcode of the client using the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) Postal Area 2013 to Primary Health Network 2015 concordance file. Clients with an invalid postcode were assigned to the PHN group 'PHN Unallocated' and removed from the analysis.\n\n * Treatment episodes are excluded from the AODTS NMDS if they: are not closed in the relevant financial year; are for clients who are receiving pharmacotherapy and not receiving any other form of treatment that falls within the scope of the collection; include only activities relating to needle and syringe exchange; or are for a client aged under 10 years.\n\n * Treatment delivery settings is the main physical setting in which the type of treatment that is the principal focus of a client's alcohol and other drug treatment episode is actually delivered to a client (irrespective of whether or not this is the same as the usual location of the service provider).\n

本数据集呈现了按服务提供场景（treatment delivery setting）划分的已结案治疗疗程（treatment episode）数量的分布特征。治疗疗程指服务对象与治疗提供者之间建立接触的时间段，该时段具有明确的起始（开始）与终止（结束）日期。当出现以下任一情况时，该疗程即被认定为已结案：治疗已完成或终止；服务对象与治疗提供者之间已连续3个月未发生接触；主要治疗类型、核心关注药物或服务提供场景发生变更。

酒精与其他药物治疗服务（Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services, AODTS）数据集的原始数据来自上报至AODTS国家最低数据集（National Minimum Dataset, NMDS）的信息。本次数据集涵盖2013至2017财年的数据，并依据2011年澳大利亚统计地理标准（Australian Statistical Geography Standard, ASGS），聚合至2015年澳大利亚卫生署初级卫生网络（Primary Health Network, PHN）辖区范围。

本AODTS数据集配套发布于[《2016-17年澳大利亚酒精与其他药物治疗服务报告》](https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol-other-drug-treatment-services/aodts-2016-17/contents/table-of-contents)。

如需了解该数据集的更多信息，请访问：
* [澳大利亚卫生与福利研究所（Australian Institute of Health and Welfare）——AODTS数据表](https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol-other-drug-treatment-services/aodts-2016-17/data)
* [2016-17年AODTS国家最低数据集质量说明](https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/693818)

请注意：
* 澳大利亚城市与区域信息网络（Australian Urban and Regional Information Network, AURIN）已依据[卫生署——PHN辖区范围](https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/PHN-Home)对原始数据进行空间适配处理。
* 已结案治疗疗程对应的PHN辖区，是通过澳大利亚统计局（Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABS）2013年邮政区域至2015年初级卫生网络匹配文件，依据服务对象上报的邮政编码进行分配。邮政编码无效的服务对象将被归入“未分配PHN”组别，并从分析数据中剔除。
* 以下情况的治疗疗程将被排除出AODTS国家最低数据集：未在对应财年内结案的疗程；仅接受药物辅助治疗且未接受本数据集收录范围之内其他形式治疗的服务对象疗程；仅涉及针具交换相关活动的疗程；服务对象年龄低于10岁的疗程。
* 服务提供场景指为服务对象提供其酒精与其他药物治疗疗程核心治疗服务的主要实体场所（无论该场所与服务提供者的常规办公地点是否一致）。