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dc.contributor.author | Cuschieri, Sarah | - |
dc.contributor.author | Grech, Stephan | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-18T07:53:56Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-10-18T07:53:56Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Cuschieri, S., & Grech, S. (2021). Insight into the occurrence of common non‑communicable diseases at a population level and the potential impact during the coronavirus pandemic — a need for a syndemic healthcare approach?. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, 1-8. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/82302 | - |
dc.description.abstract | People suffering from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are at an increased risk for severe Covid-19. The aim was to determine the burden of common NCDs at a population level, assess Covid-19 impact while exploring whether a syndemic approach is merited to deal with NCDs and Covid-19. Baseline data from a Malta national representative survey. Individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), hypertension, cardiovascular disease, dyslipidaemia and overweight-obese status were considered. Prevalence for single disease and multimorbidity were used to estimate population burden. Covid-19 impact at a population level was estimated through local Covid-19 infectivity rates. Years of life lost (YLL) and mortality rate were calculated using Covid-19 data and compared to corresponding NCDs data reported by global burden of disease (GBD) study. Half the study population (n = 3947) had a single NCD while a third had multimorbidity. Of these, 6.55% were estimated to be at risk of Covid-19 and require admission. Covid-19 YLL over 12 months was 5228.54 years, which is higher than the estimated YLL for hypertension and T2DM by GBD study for Malta. Health systems and policies should be re-focused to accommodate both Covid-19 and NCDs simultaneously through a targeted syndemic approach with primary healthcare playing a central role. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Springer | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Multimorbidity | en_GB |
dc.subject | Chronic diseases -- Risk factors -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- | en_GB |
dc.subject | COVID-19 (Disease) -- Risk factors -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Syndemics -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.title | Insight into the occurrence of common non‑communicable diseases at a population level and the potential impact during the coronavirus pandemic — a need for a syndemic healthcare approach? | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s42399-021-01064-2 | - |
dc.publication.title | SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine | en_GB |
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