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May 20, 2026npj Health SystemsOpen Access

Spatially heterogeneous and nonlinear factors influencing intercity patient mobility for chronic kidney disease: a nationwide study in China

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CGChenghua GuoJWJingyi WuQZQianlin Zuo

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Nationwide study examines spatial factors affecting patient mobility for chronic kidney disease, suggesting implications for healthcare policies.

Key Points

  • This study aims to identify spatial factors influencing intercity patient mobility for chronic kidney disease in China.
  • Analyzed over 4 million cross-city hospitalization records from 2014 to 2018.
  • Utilized Geodetector model to identify key factors driving patient mobility.
  • Applied multiscale geographically weighted regression (MGWR) to explore geographical heterogeneity.
  • Patient outflows correlated with hospital bed density, doctor density, and population growth rate.
  • Nephrology workforce availability and population structure were key to influencing patient inflows.
  • MGWR analysis indicated significant spatial variation in the impact of healthcare resources on patient mobility.

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Guo et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0d5089f03e14405aa9c663https://doi.org/10.1038/s44401-026-00086-z
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