A5064004819- Global Health Care Issues
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Healthcare Systems and Practices
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Semantic Web and Ontologies
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
- Healthcare Systems and Public Health
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
Sciensano (Belgium)
2019-2024
Flemish Government
2023
Statistics Belgium
2023
European Social Observatory
2023
Public Health Scotland
2023
Ghent University
2022
Institut Scientifique de Santé Publique
2020
Abstract Background The COVID-19 mortality rate in Belgium has been ranked among the highest world. To assess appropriateness of country’s surveillance, that includes long-term care facilities deaths and possible cases, number was compared with from all-cause mortality. Mortality during pandemic also historical rates last century including those Spanish influenza pandemic. Methods Excess predictions data were analysed for period March 10th to June 21st 2020. per million calculated hospitals,...
Health-related quality of life outcomes are increasingly used to monitor population health and inequalities assess the (cost-) effectiveness interventions. The EQ-5D-5L has been included in Belgian Health Interview Survey, providing a new source population-based self-perceived status information. This study aims estimate norms for by sex, age, region analyze its association with educational attainment.The BHIS 2018 provided data nationally representative sample population. dimension scores...
Abstract Background The burden of chronic diseases is rapidly rising, both in terms morbidity and mortality. This disproportionally carried by socially disadvantaged population subgroups. Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) measure the impact disease on mortality into a single index. study aims to estimate QALY losses model its social distribution for general population. Methods Belgian Health Interview Survey 2013 2018 provided data self-reported conditions nationally representative sample....
Objective: To understand the role of age and sex structures, health frailty, contamination dynamics in COVID-19 mortality populations living inside outside care homes.
Abstract Background Burden of disease estimates have become important population health metrics over the past decade to measure losses in health. In Belgium, burden caused by COVID-19 has not yet been estimated, although emerged as one most diseases. Therefore, current study aims estimate direct observed despite policy interventions, during 2020 and 2021, compare it from other causes. Methods Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) are sum Years Lived with Disability (YLDs) Life Lost (YLLs)...
Abstract COVID-19 became pandemic in 2020 and causes higher mortality males (M) than females (F) among older people. In some countries, like Belgium, more half of confirmed or suspected deaths occurring spring concerned residents care homes. The high incidence this population is certainly linked to its peculiar age structure but could also result from poorer general health condition and/or a contamination through the staff homes, while protection equipment testing capacity were initially...
Background COVID-19-related mortality in Belgium has drawn attention for two reasons: its high level, and a good completeness reporting of deaths. An ad hoc surveillance was established to register COVID-19 death numbers hospitals, long-term care facilities (LTCF) the community. adopted broad inclusion criteria notifications, also including possible cases, resulting robust correlation between all-cause mortality. Aim To document assess Belgium. Methods We described content data flows...
Information on years of life lost (YLL) due to premature mortality is instrumental assess the fatal impact disease and necessary for calculation Belgian disability-adjusted (DALYs). This study presents a novel method reallocate causes death data.Causes data are provided by Statistics Belgium (Statbel). First, specific ICD-10 codes that define underlying cause mapped GBD list. Second, ill-defined deaths (IDDs) redistributed codes. A four-step probabilistic redistribution was developed fit...
Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic led to significant excess mortality in 2020 Belgium. By using microlevel cause-specific data for the total Belgian adult population 2020, three outcomes were considered this study aiming at predicting sociodemographic (SD) and socioeconomic (SE) patterns of 1) specific death compared survival; 2) all other causes (OCOD) 3) deaths OCOD. Methods Multivariable logistic regression models fitted outcomes. In addition, we computed conditional inference...
Abstract One of the main purposes public health institute is to tracking status its citizens and understanding evolution over time. Given absence a singular, comprehensive data source, we developed framework select databases specific each disease outcome interest. This process includes thorough evaluation operational case definitions, as well strengths weaknesses database, with particular focus on their sensitivity specificity. These qualities are appraised following dedicated scoring form...
Abstract One of the returning challenges faced by public health scientists is bridging ‘evidence-policy gap’-the disparity between identifying issues and implementing policies to address them. Despite extensive literature documenting promoting evidence-informed policymaking, opportunities for researchers exchange experiences learn from each other’s failures are limited. This presentation seeks to: (a) analyze key concepts in based on information pyramid; (b) identify obstacles facilitators...
Abstract Valorization and interpretation of health data are contingent upon a robust analytical framework. This framework encompasses essential processes such as cleaning, validation, the critical evaluation bias missing data. A nuanced understanding these factors is crucial for contextualizing through stratification, developing comprehensive analysis plans, addressing interactions, covariates, confounders. Such meticulous methodologies guard against ‘data fishing expeditions’ that could...
Abstract The large volume of data generated by health information systems often remains siloed within the institutions that produce it, posing significant challenges to its reuse and interpretation. This fragmentation can result in conflicting on critical topics, complicating decision-making process for policymakers. To address this issue, Belgium has initiated ‘Health Status Report’ website, hosted at healthybelgium.be. website aims synthesize present a manner supports evidence-based policy...
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the rapid establishment of mortality epidemiological surveillance database (SURV) in Belgium due to a significant delay availability cause death (COD). Understanding differences and limitations both databases is crucial for contextualising statistics. This study assesses SURV’s data quality, raises awareness databases, proposes recommendations future surveillance. SURV COD were linked probabilistically explore overall coverages discrepancies....
The COVID-19 pandemic led to significant excess mortality in 2020 Belgium. By using microlevel cause-specific data for the total adult population Belgium 2020, three outcomes were considered this study aiming at predicting sociodemographic (SD) and socioeconomic (SE) patterns of (1) specific death compared survival; (2) all other causes (OCOD) (3) OCOD.
Abstract Background. The burden of chronic diseases is rapidly rising, both in terms morbidity and mortality. This disproportionally carried by socially disadvantaged population subgroups. Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) measure the impact disease on mortality into a single index. study aims to estimate QALY losses model its social distribution for general population. Methods. Belgian Health Interview Survey 2013 2018 provided data self-reported conditions nationally representative...
No information is available in Belgium on life expectancy adjusted for health-related quality of (HRQoL). Quality-adjusted (QALE) captures the multidimensionality health by accounting losses mortality and HRQoL linked to physical, mental, social impairments. The objective this study estimate QALE, changes QALE between 2013 2018 contribution mortality, its dimensions trend.The Belgian Health Interview Survey (BHIS), a representative sample general population, included EQ-5D-5L instrument...
Abstract Introduction Information on years of life lost (YLL) due to premature mortality is instrumental assess the fatal impact disease and necessary for calculation Belgian disability-adjusted (DALYs). This study presents a novel method reallocate causes death data. Materials methods Causes data are provided by Statistics Belgium (Statbel). First, specific ICD-10 codes that define underlying cause mapped GBD list. Second, ill-defined deaths (IDDs) redistributed codes. A four-step...
Abstract Issue In the last years, Belgian policy makers have become increasingly concerned about health problems affecting only women (e.g. endometriosis) or in different ways than men cardiovascular diseases). The current monitoring tools on status Belgium routinely present information disaggregated by sex. Nevertheless, there is a need to go further mere comparison of and strive for gender-sensitive reporting. Description problem To address gap pertaining girls women, women's report was...
Abstract Introduction Tobacco use is one of largest contributors to preventable disease burden in the world. In Belgium, tobacco a public health concern and prominent on policy agenda. To monitor understand impact associated outcomes, we estimated population attributable fraction (PAF) Belgium used that compute mortality. Methods We comparative risk assessment calculate PAF mortality use. Using estimates from time series based five waves Belgian Health Interview Survey relative Global Burden...