scholarly journals Addressing the COVID-19 emergency during the ongoing political and economic crisis in Fragile Lebanon: a call to action

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ludmila Lobkowicz ◽  
Julien Lahoud ◽  
Ibrahim Bou-Orm
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Vaccine Coverage ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Economic Crises ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Complete Collapse

AbstractThis Letter to the Editor aims to reflect on the current challenges to increase the coverage of COVID-19 vaccination in the fragile and conflict-affected setting of Lebanon, which is currently experiencing one of the biggest economic crises globally as well as a recent surge in COVID-19 cases. Addressing the supply- and demand-related factors affecting vaccination would increase COVID-19 vaccine coverage and prevent the complete collapse of an already overwhelmed Lebanese health care system.

scholarly journals Impact of Economic Crisis on the Greek Health Care System and on the Population Health

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. A446
Author(s):  
D. Kaitelidou ◽  
M. Kalogeropoulou ◽  
P. Galanis ◽  
M. Theodorou ◽  
G. Charalambous ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Population Health ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Care System

Restructuring the Finances of the Greek Health Care System in the Era of Economic Crisis

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 707-709 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christos Dervenis ◽  
Caterina Kastanioti ◽  
Nikolaos Polyzos
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Care System

scholarly journals An investigation of postpartum mothers’ readiness for hospital discharge and the affecting factors

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 1484
Author(s):  
Derya Kaya Şenol ◽  
Semiha Aydın Özkan ◽  
Nevin Hotun Şahin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hospital Discharge ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Postpartum Period ◽  
Affecting Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Related Literature ◽  
Breastfeeding Monitoring ◽  
Postpartum Mothers ◽  
Care System

Introduction: Postpartum period which contains important changes in the woman’s and newborn’s life, WHO recommends monitoring the mother and newborn in health care system, encouraging breastfeeding, monitoring the newborn’s development, and supporting and empowering parents about newborn care.Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify postpartum mothers’ readiness for hospital discharge and the affecting factors. Method and material: The study was conducted with 190 mothers who gave birth between May and July, 2014 in a Maternity and Children Hospital located in Mersin. The data were collected through the Identification Form developed by the researcher in line with the related literature and Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale-Postpartum Mother Form (RHDS-PMF).Results: Of all the participants, 84.7% were ready for discharge, 69.4% received information from midwives or nurses about their own care, and 68.7% received information about the baby’s care. Mean scores for the participants’ Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale was found 50.47±12.16 for Personal State, 45.08±12.33 for Knowledge, 21.0±75.68 for Ability, 28.13± 8.91 for Expected Support and 144.76±30.15 for total score. The scores were found to be significantly higher for mothers who reported to be ready for discharge, who stated to have received information about their own care and the baby’s care, who were multiparous, and who would receive support for their care and the baby’s care after hospital discharge (p<0.05).Conclusion: Majority of the participants in this study were found to be ready for hospital discharge and factors affecting readiness for hospital discharge were identifed as informing mothers about their care and the baby’s care after delivery, mothers’ being multiparous, and receiving support about their care and the baby’s care after hospital discarge.

Depression and lack of physical activity as factors leading to higher health care utilisation

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
T E Dorner ◽  
S Haider ◽  
I Grabovac ◽  
A Rieder
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Health Care Utilisation ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Good Opportunity ◽  
Care Utilisation ◽  
Care System

Abstract Background Depressive symptoms and lack of physical activity (PA) often occur simultaneously, since depression, associated with listlessness can lead to lack of PA, and lack of PA, associated with poor quality of life and health satisfaction can lead to depressive symptoms. Both factors are independent risk factors for a higher health care utilisation. We aimed to assess the effects of the combination of depressive symptoms and lack of aerobic PA on the probability of using in- and outpatient health care services. Methods Data from 15.770 people from the nationally representative Austrian Health Interview Survey from 2014 were used for the analysis. Results In analysis, adjusted for socio-demographic, health related, and lifestyle-related factors, the combination of depressive symptoms and lack of PA were associated with higher odds of outpatient health care utilisation (OR: 1.43; 95%CI: 0.99-2.07) in men and (OR: 2.02; 95%CI: 1.50-2.73) in women, and with higher odds of inpatient health care utilisation (OR: 1.52; 95%CI: 1.02-2.26) in men and (OR: 1.75; 95%CI: 1.28-2.40) in women. Being affected by depressive symptoms alone showed slightly lower, and being affected by lack of PA alone showed clearly lower OR for health care utilisation compared to the combination of the two factors Conclusions Our results show that the combination of depressive symptoms and lack of PA are associated with a higher health care utilisation. Both factors are often neglected health hazards in the health care system and the attendance of affected people could be regarded as opportunity to address those factors properly. Key messages The combination of depressive symtoms and lack of physical activity lead to higher health care utilisation. Addressing those factors in the health care system properly would be a good opportunity to address those important health hazards.

scholarly journals Impact of economic crises on mental health care: a systematic review

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Silva ◽  
D. M. Resurrección ◽  
A. Antunes ◽  
D. Frasquilho ◽  
G. Cardoso
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Economic Crises ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Aims Unmet needs for mental health treatment are large and widespread, and periods of economic crisis may increase the need for care and the treatment gap, with serious consequences for individuals and society. The aim of this systematic review was to summarise the empirical evidence on the association between periods of economic crisis and the use of mental health care. Methods Following the PRISMA statement, MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Open Grey and Cochrane Database were searched for relevant publications, published between 1990 and 2018, from inception to June 2018. Search terms included (1) economic crisis, (2) use of mental health services and (3) mental health problems. Study selection, data extraction and the assessment of study quality were performed in duplicate. Results Seventeen studies from different countries met the inclusion criteria. The results from the included articles suggest that periods of economic crisis might be linked to an increase of general help sought for mental health problems, with conflicting results regarding the changes in the use of specialised psychiatric care. The evidence on the use of mental health care specifically due to suicide behaviour is mixed. The results also suggest that economic crises might be associated with a higher use of prescription drugs and an increase in hospital admissions for mental disorders. Conclusions Research on the impact of economic crises on the use of mental health care is scarce, and methodologies of the included papers are prone to substantial bias. More empirical and long-term studies on this topic are needed, in order to adapt mental health care systems to the specific needs of the population in times of economic crisis.

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