Effective health systems facing pandemic crisis: lessons from COVID-19 in Europe for next emergencies

International Journal of Health Governance, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 29(2), С. 89 - 111

Опубликована: Июнь 4, 2024

Purpose The investigation goal is the analysis of relation between healthcare expenditures and other resources, COVID-19 fatality rates among European countries to design effective health policies for crisis management. Design/methodology/approach Research methodology based on descriptive statistics various parametric methods, also including a linear model regression analyze basic relationships variables under study. Findings Results show that lower rate associated with higher levels expenditure (% GDP), per capita, in preventive care hospitals million inhabitants, physicians, nurses, hospital beds curative acute 1,000 inhabitants. Regression shows 1% increase capita countries, it reduces level by 0.74%. In fact, many Eastern Europe low 2019 (e.g., Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Latvia, Slovakia, Lithuania, etc.), they have experienced high rates. Instead, lot Western Europe, such as Germany, Denmark, Austria, Netherlands, had resilient systems face pandemic Practical implications These findings suggest strategies systematic continuous investments healthcare, medical technologies, ICT infrastructures support policy management future emergencies society. Originality/value explanation critical role GDP) robust bolster resilience nations worldwide crises.

Язык: Английский

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Country Risk to Face Global Emergencies: Negative Effects of High Public Debt on Health Expenditures and Fatality Rate in COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis

IgMin Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 2(7), С. 537 - 545

Опубликована: Июль 6, 2024

Risk is a variation of performance in the presence events and it can negatively impact socioeconomic system countries. Statistical evidence here shows that high public debt reduces health expenditures over time increases vulnerability risk European countries to face emergencies, such as COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Overall, then, findings suggest weakens healthcare cope with crises, pandemic, conflicts, natural disasters, etc. JEL Codes: I18; H12; H51; H60; H63

Язык: Английский

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Lessons learned of COVID-19 containment policies on public health and economic growth: new perspectives to face future emergencies

Deleted Journal, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 22(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 14, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Health behavior and disease self-management indicators in patients with cardiovascular diseases using a health app: Findings from an RCT

AIMS Public Health, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 12(1), С. 233 - 258

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Prevention of acute cardiovascular events in patients with disease (CVD) requires promoting health-protective behaviors (e.g., physical activity) and reducing health-compromising sitting). Digital interventions addressing health behavior offer great potential. Based on a multiple change theory, an intervention the form digital application (app) was evaluated pilot trial, testing following hypotheses (H): H1: Health (physical activity, sitting) self-management (self-care maintenance, self-care confidence) are closely related; H2: changes indicators over time (T0 to T1) more pronounced group (IG, app users) than control (CG); H3: within IG, systolic diastolic blood pressure indicate positive trajectory. A 12-week randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted two measurement points. The IG received change. total N = 40 CVD were equally CG (45% women; mean age 60.6 years) (35% 61.5 years). Findings support H1 correlations between (r -0.66-0.79) -0.06-0.70). H2 also partially supported, significant improvements indicators, especially (Eta² 0.35; p < 0.001). H3 could not be confirmed as no found. This study provides evidence that different techniques (BCTs) can help manage by preventing behaviors. Taking into account may increase effectiveness behavioral intervention, thereby improving individual public health. Replications larger samples objective measures needed.

Язык: Английский

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What Can We Learn From Responses To COVID-19 To Face The Next Pandemic Crisis? Limited Effectiveness of Stringent Restriction policies for Health and Economic Systems

SSRN Electronic Journal, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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“ReArm Europe”: A potential further disarmament of health systems?

Ethics Medicine and Public Health, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 33, С. 101076 - 101076

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Reducing Risk Factors to Face Global Crises and Complex Emergencies: Case Study of the Relation between Public Debt, Health Expenditures and Fatality Rates in COVID 19 Pandemic

Опубликована: Июль 5, 2024

One of the main problems for managing global crises is to clarify and reduces drivers systemic weaknesses face complex emergencies. This study here analyzes relation between public debt, healthcare expenditures fatality rates in presence pandemic crises, such as COVID-19. Statistical evidence, based on a sample European countries, shows that high debt over time health increases vulnerability countries emergencies, COVID-19 crisis. Regression analysis with log-log model suggests when experience 1% increase expenditure per capita, general they have 1.2% reduction rate. Main implications this reduce risk environmental threats are must good governance institutions without reducing allocation economic resources sector order improve preparedness unforeseen emergencies pandemics, natural disasters, conflicts, other threats.

Язык: Английский

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Analyzing factors of daily travel distances in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic

Mathematical Biosciences & Engineering, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 21(8), С. 6936 - 6974

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

<p>The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is widely recognized as a significant concern, with human flow playing crucial role in its propagation. Consequently, recent research has focused on identifying and analyzing factors that can effectively regulate flow. However, among multiple are expected to have an effect, few studies investigated those particularly associated during pandemic. In addition, how regional characteristics number vaccinations for these affect Furthermore, increasing verified cases countries regions insufficient reports important generalize conclusions. Therefore, this study, group-level analysis was conducted Narashino City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, using prediction model based machine learning. High-importance groups were subdivided by vaccinations, visual correlation analyses at factor level. The findings indicated tree-based models, especially LightGBM, performed better terms prediction. cumulative vaccinated individuals newly infected likely explanatory changes suggested tendency move respect Japan or Tokyo, rather than new infections area where they lived when vaccination had not started. With implementation vaccination, attention their residential areas may increase. after spread perception infection risk decrease. These contribute proposal measures efficiently controlling flows determining mitigate reinforce specific measures.</p>

Язык: Английский

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Medium-term immunogenicity of three doses of BNT162b2 and CoronaVac in Hong Kong neuromuscular disease patients

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 20(1)

Опубликована: Ноя. 13, 2024

The durability of the immunogenicity elicited by three doses mRNA-based BNT162b2 and whole-virus inactivated CoronaVac in patients with neuromuscular diseases, particularly those on immunosuppressive drugs variants concern, has not been well-established. Our goal was to evaluate medium-term humoral outcomes after 3 these vaccines. Peripheral blood samples were collected from participants 14–49 days 155–210 administration third vaccine dose assess immune responses through serological assays. each patient compared age-matched healthy control participants, ensuring a balanced comparison. Both that received 10 (90.9%) seroconverted against wild-type-SARS-CoV-2 virus, showing comparable antibody participants. After 6 months, one all four groups maintained seropositivity. JN-1 specific binding response lower wild-type virus. use corticosteroids did affect seroconversion rate virus or JN.1 variant. immunogenic for diseases patients, maintaining months even corticosteroids. data support rapid immunization series utilizing vaccines future pandemic.

Язык: Английский

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Design Resilient Health Systems to Face Crises: Learning from COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis in Europe to Avoid Learnings Lost

SSRN Electronic Journal, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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