Compartmental models for health care to chronic patients. An application to health care to patients with AIDS

Abstract

Models of health care to chronic patients can provide useful tools in public health policy making, on the basis of simulations of different scenarios and quantitative information. The present paper illustrates a general setting of compartmental, stochastic modelling of health care to chronic patients that includes the possibility of evaluating quantities and costs of resources involved in the care process. A specific application to AIDS patients is also presented, along with technical details on the models implemented and the whole range of results obtained