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HSD71 Situational Diagnosis of the Health Rehabilitation Network - A Strategy to Improve Post-Stroke Care in the Brazilian Public Health System
To characterize the current healthcare rehabilitation network in Brazil, and to identify the main gaps in the systemic post-stroke care process.
Source: Value in Health - June 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: L. Yoshida, P. Serafini, G. Marano, T. Pohl, L. Pedebos, E. Harzheim Source Type: research
MT45 Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Device Vesus Warfarin and New Oral Anticoagulants (NOACS) in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (AF) - Large Brazilian Healthcare Payer Perspective
The objective of the study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of LAAC with WATCHMAN device in the perspective of a large Brazilian healthcare payer with more than 18 million patients.
Source: Value in Health - June 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: H. Tortele, S. Rodrigues, Cont ó M Source Type: research
New Urban Health ‘Accelerator’ Aims to Transform Cardiovascular Population Health Globally
ihadmin2May 22, 2023May 22, 2023GenevaThe CARDIO4Cities Accelerator by Novartis Foundation and IntraHealth International aims to replicate the successful CARDIO4Cities approach in 30 major cities within three years to transform cardiovascular population health and equity globally.Results of initial programs in S ão Paulo, Dakar and Ulaanbaatar show the cost-effective approach averted up to 13% of strokes and 12% of heart attacks during implementation.Experts say public-private partnerships are key to address the growing burden of cardiovascular disease, the world ’s leading cause of death,according to the World Health O...
Source: IntraHealth International - May 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: ihadmin2 Source Type: news
In Latin America, Heat Warnings Can Prevent Deaths
Residents of Mexico City take shelter from the heat in a covered area, on a central street in the capital, in the month of March, when spring has not even arrived yet in the country. Heat waves will become more frequent and will last longer, due to the climate emergency. CREDIT: Emilio Godoy/IPSBy Emilio GodoyMEXICO CITY, Mar 14 2023 (IPS) On Mar. 9, more than half of Mexico reported maximum temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius, although spring has not even arrived yet in this Latin American country located in the northern hemisphere.
In fact, the Megalopolis Environmental Commission, which brings together the federal gov...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 14, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Emilio Godoy Tags: Climate Change Development & Aid Editors' Choice Environment Headlines Health Latin America & the Caribbean Regional Categories Extreme Weather heat waves Mexico Source Type: news
Impact of the Health Gym Program on hospital admissions for stroke in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the Health Gym Program (HGP) on hospital admissions for stroke in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. This policy impact evaluation used a quasi-experimental approach consisting of a difference-in-differences estimator, weighted by propensity score matching to deal with potential confounding variables. The study comprised socioeconomic, demographic, and epidemiological data from official Brazilian databases from 2010 to 2019. The treatment group was composed of the 134 municipalities that implemented the HGP since 2011. The 51 municipalities that did not were allocated to the compari...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - February 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Fl ávio Renato Barros da Guarda B árbara Letícia Silvestre Rodrigues Rafaela Niels da Silva Shirlley Jackllanny Martins de Faria Paloma Beatriz Costa Silva Redmilson Elias da Silva J únior Da íze Kelly da Silva Feitosa Nana Kwame Anokye Peter C Coyte Source Type: research
CO2 Long-Term Survival After an Acute Stroke in Brazil From 2012-2021: A Population-Based Cohort Study From a Healthcare Plan
This study presents up to 10 years of follow-up of patients after an ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke hospitalization.
Source: Value in Health - December 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: J.P. Reis Neto, J. Busch Source Type: research
Prevalence of chronic diseases and ownership of health insurance among the elderly: comparison of data from the Brazilian National Health Survey of 2013 and 2019
This study aimed to estimate and compare the prevalence of chronic diseases among the elderly, according to the possession of a health plan in 2013 and 2019. This is a population-based cross-sectional study with data from elderly people (age ≥ 60 years) from the Brazilian National Health Survey (2013: n = 11,177; 2019: n = 22,728). The prevalence of self-reported chronic diseases and adjusted prevalence ratios were estimated, according to health plan ownership (medical and/or dental) and by year. In the period, increased prevalence was observed for hypertension (PR = 1.11; 95%CI: 1.06-1.16), diabetes (PR = 1.12; 95%CI: 1...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - September 14, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo Francisco Aldiane Gomes de Macedo Bacurau Daniela de Assump ção Source Type: research
