MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'Population Health Metrics' source. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:21:09 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5591166&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F10%2F1%2F2 DiscussionUsing the D1 variable in place of a constant constitutes an unnecessary complication of the model, obscures the fact that at least two of the main effect dummy variables are statistically nonsignificant, and complicates and biases interpretation of the tariff algorithm. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5591166 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5591166 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5567381&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F10%2F1%2F1 Conclusions: CODEm produces better estimates of cause of death trends than previous methods and is less susceptible to bias in model specification. We demonstrate the utility of CODEm for the estimation of several major causes of death. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5567381 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5567381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5510958&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F60 Conclusions: There is a considerable burden of type 2 diabetes attributed to lower educational levels in Sweden, and socioeconomic indicators should be considered to be incorporated in the CRA. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5510958 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5510958 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5491602&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F59 This study compares two methods for testing fertility trends and fertility stalls using Demographic and Health Surveys data. The first method is based on linear regression and uses the equivalence of period and cohort estimates with the same cumulative fertility at age 40, the same number of births, and the same distribution of women by parity. The second method is based on logistic regression. It assumes that the age pattern of fertility is constant over short periods of time. Both methods were applied to fertility trends in several African countries (Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, and Zambia). The two methods were found to predict similar values of cumulative fertility, to produce consistent slopes, to document fertility trends the same way, and to characte... Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5491602 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5491602 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5394791&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F58 Conclusions: Funnel plots provide a useful tool to explore small area data and to routinely incorporate covariate relationships in surveillance analyses. The exploratory process has at each step a direct and useful policy-related result. Dealing thoughtfully with statistical overdispersion is a cornerstone to fully understanding funnel plots. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5394791 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5394791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5394792&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F57 Conclusion: Our study suggests that it is possible to systematically assess quality of surveys and reveals considerable problems with the quality of nutritional and particularly mortality surveys conducted in the Darfur crisis. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5394792 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5394792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5342334&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F56 Conclusions: The high incidence of obesity underscores the importance of implementing effective policy and environmental strategies in the general population. Given the significant variations in incidence within the subgroups, public health officials should prioritize younger adults, women, minorities, and adults with lower education as the targets for these efforts. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5342334 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5342334 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5309609&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F55 DiscussionManagement of blood pressure through diet, lifestyle, and pharmacological interventions should be a priority in Iran. Interventions for other metabolic risk factors and smoking can also improve population health. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5309609 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5309609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5280250&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F54 Conclusions: People in distressed and at-risk counties have poor access to care, and are unlikely to develop diabetes at the same age as their non-Appalachian counterparts but be diagnosed sooner. Therefore, people in distressed and at-risk counties are likely developing diabetes at younger ages. We recommend that steps to reduce health disparities between the poorest Appalachian counties and non-Appalachian counties be considered. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5280250 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5280250 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5256296&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F53 Conclusions: The diminishing reporting bias in BMI in Australia means that correction equations derived from 2007-2008 data may not be transferable to earlier self-reported data. Second, predictions of future overweight and obesity in Australia based on trends in self-reported information are likely to be inaccurate, as the change in reporting bias will affect the apparent increase in self-reported obesity prevalence. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5256296 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5256296 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5231579&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F52 Conclusion: The method presented in this paper was successfully applied to a large set of causes of death and countries. The method appears to be an alternative to bridge coding methods when the latter are not systematically implemented because they are time- and resource-consuming. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5231579 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5231579 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5189945&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F51 Conclusion: Common chronic diseases co-occur in one individual more frequently than is due to chance. In monitoring the occurrence of diseases among the population at large, such multimorbidity is insufficiently taken into account. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5189945 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5189945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5256297&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F48 Conclusion: The modified InterVA method provides plausible results for stillbirths and newborn deaths, broadly comparable to physician review but with the advantage of internal consistency. The method allows standardized cross-country comparisons and eliminates the inconsistencies of physician review in such comparisons. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5256297 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5256297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5101857&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F40 ${item.shortDescription} (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5101857 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5101857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5101856&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F41 ${item.shortDescription} (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5101856 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5101856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5101855&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F42 ${item.shortDescription} (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5101855 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5101855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5101854&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F43 ${item.shortDescription} (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5101854 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5101854 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5101853&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F44 ${item.shortDescription} (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5101853 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5101853 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5101852&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F45 ${item.shortDescription} (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5101852 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5101852 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5101851&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F46 ${item.shortDescription} (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5101851 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5101851 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5101850&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F47 ${item.shortDescription} (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5101850 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5101850 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5101849&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F49 ${item.shortDescription} (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals 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http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5084632 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5084632 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5067748&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F18 ${item.shortDescription} (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5067748 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5067748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5067747&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F19 ${item.shortDescription} (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5067747 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5067747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5067746&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F20 ${item.shortDescription} (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5067746 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5067746 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4966450&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F17 Conclusions: The choice of the value set in SMPH may seriously affect cross-country comparisons of health expectancy, even across populations of similar levels of wealth and education. In our opinion, it is essential to get more insight into the drivers of differences in health-state values across populations. This will enhance the usefulness of health-expectancy measures. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4966450 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4966450 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4930742&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F16 Conclusions: The US has extremely large geographic and racial disparities, with some communities having life expectancies already well behind those of the best-performing nations. At the same time, relative performance for most communities continues to drop. Efforts to address these issues will need to tackle the leading preventable causes of death. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4930742 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4930742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4890478&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F15 Conclusions: Considerably more research is needed with large population-based datasets and a comprehensive set of reliable health diagnoses to better understand the complex nature and composition of multimorbid health conditions. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4890478 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4890478 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4860184&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F14 Conclusions: Claims about the relative importance of diseases continued to be overwhelmingly expressed in terms of counts (of deaths and disease onsets) and comparisons of counts, rates, and risks. Where the aim is to convey the burden that a given disease imposes on a society, "event-based" metrics might be less fit for the purpose than "time-based" metrics. More attention is needed to how the choice of metric should relate to the purpose at hand. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4860184 Sun, 22 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4860184 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4827037&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F13 Conclusions: While overall gains in both total life and healthy life expectancy were apparent in South Australia, gains were greater for total life expectancy. Additionally, the proportion of expected life lived with disease and injury-related illness increased as disadvantage decreased. This expansion of morbidity occurred in both sexes and across all socio-economic groups.This analysis outlines the continuing improvements to population health outcomes within South Australia. It also highlights the challenge of reducing population morbidity so that gains to healthy life match those of total life expectancy. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4827037 Sun, 15 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4827037 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4827038&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F12 Conclusions: Our results suggest that in this setting, HIS data are both reliable and consistent, supporting their use in primary health care program monitoring and evaluation. Simple, rapid tools can be used to evaluate routine data and facilitate the rapid identification of problem areas. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4827038 Thu, 12 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4827038 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4761762&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F11 Conclusion: The days version of the PHQ-8 may be a valuable dimensional alternative to the traditional PHQ-8 by offering finer granularity of dimensionality (a score of 0 to 112). (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4761762 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4761762 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4722368&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F9 Conclusions: Deaths are underreported in Bohol, with inconsistent reporting procedures contributing to this situation. Uncorrected mortality measures would subsequently be misleading if used for health planning and evaluation purposes. These findings highlight the importance of ensuring that official mortality estimates from the Philippines are derived from data that have been assessed for underreporting and corrected as necessary. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4722368 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4722368 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4589431&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F8 Conclusions: Ischemic heart disease becomes the No. 1 cause of death in several developed countries, including France and Japan, underscoring the cardiovascular epidemic in high-income countries. Age-adjusted death rate increases for ischemic heart disease in low- and middle-income countries, such as Argentina and South Africa, highlight the rise of the cardiovascular epidemic in regions where public health efforts have historically focused on infectious diseases. This method maximizes the use of available data, providing better evidence on major causes of death to inform policymakers in allocating finite resources. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4589431 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4589431 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4589432&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F7 Conclusions: Patterns of the healthy soldier effect over time varied markedly by study cohort and by cause of death studied. In a number of analyses, the healthy soldier effect was still apparent after more than 30 years of follow-up. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4589432 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4589432 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4564668&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F6 Conclusion: The findings suggest the need to differentially focus on community-level interventions aimed at increasing maternal and child health care utilization and improving the socioeconomic position of mothers, especially in disadvantaged regions such as the South South (Niger Delta) region. Further studies on community-levels determinants of under-5 mortality are needed. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4564668 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4564668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4476415&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F5 Conclusions: Although the method has its limitations, it was shown to be feasible and provided estimates of the impact of alcohol use on the mortality outcome of HIV/AIDS. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4476415 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4476415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4428080&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F3 Conclusions: The heterogeneity measure based on Pearson's chi2 should be used to assess indices. Methods for improving poor indices are discussed. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4428080 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4428080 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4329872&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F9%2F1%2F1 Conclusions: Limitations in health systems in endemic areas undoubtedly lead to underestimation of arbovirus incidence and related complications. However, improving diagnostics and better understanding of the late secondary results of infection now give a first approximation of the current disease burden from these widespread serious infections. Arbovirus control and prevention remains a high priority, both because of the current disease burden and the significant threat of the re-emergence of these viruses among much larger groups of susceptible populations. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4329872 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4329872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4274504&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F34 Conclusions: We find that the development of new medicinal products is higher for some diseases than others. Pharmaceutical industry leaders and policymakers are invited to consider the implications of this imbalance by establishing work plans that allow for the setting of future priorities from a public health perspective. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4274504 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4274504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4232224&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F33 Conclusions: A high proportion of AMI incidents in Scotland result in death on the day of the first event; many of these are sudden cardiac deaths. Short-term CF has improved, perhaps reflecting treatment advances and reductions in first AMI severity. However, persistent socioeconomic and geographic inequalities suggest these improvements are not uniform across all population groups, emphasizing the need for population-wide primary prevention. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4232224 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4232224 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4218344&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F32 Conclusions: The implications of our findings are that estimates that include only the direct injury burden seriously underrepresent the full health impact of interpersonal violence. Violence is an important direct and indirect cause of health loss and should be recognized as a priority health problem as well as a human rights and social issue. This study highlights the difficulties in measuring the disease burden from interpersonal violence as a risk factor and the need to improve the epidemiological data on the prevalence and risks for the different forms of interpersonal violence to complete the picture. Given the extent of the burden, it is essential that innovative research be supported to identify social policy and other interventions that address both the individual and societal asp... Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4218344 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4218344 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4170978&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F30 Conclusions: Our exercise supports the thesis that the region of residence is associated with different cut-points and reporting behavior on health surveys. We believe this is the first paper that applies the Lindeboom-van Doorslaer methodology to data on the elderly in a developing country, showing the feasibility of applying this methodology to data from many existing cross-sectional health surveys. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4170978 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4170978 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4094668&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F29 Conclusions: These projected increases are largely attributable to the aging of the US population, increasing numbers of members of higher-risk minority groups in the population, and people with diabetes living longer. Effective strategies will need to be undertaken to moderate the impact of these factors on national diabetes burden. Our analysis suggests that widespread implementation of reasonably effective preventive interventions focused on high-risk subgroups of the population can considerably reduce, but not eliminate, future increases in diabetes prevalence. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4094668 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 23:00:00 +0100 4094668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4034984&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F27 Conclusions: Using additional sources of information revealed new information about child abuse not reflected in the cause of death diagnosis. Effective interventions aimed at parent education and improved follow-up of children by medical staff may reduce mortality from external causes among Estonian infants by more than half. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4034984 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 23:00:00 +0100 4034984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4010422&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F26 Conclusions: Small area estimation of important health outcomes and risk factors can be improved using a systematic modeling and validation framework, which consistently outperformed single-year direct survey estimates and demonstrated the potential leverage of including relevant domain-specific covariates compared to pure measurement models. The proposed validation strategy can be applied to other disease outcomes and risk factors in the US as well as to resource-scarce situations, including low-income countries. These estimates are needed by public health officials to identify at-risk groups, to design targeted prevention and intervention programs, and to monitor and evaluate results over time. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4010422 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:00:00 +0100 4010422 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3968076&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F25 Conclusions: County prescription drug rates were shown to be valid measures of sub-state estimates of diagnosed prevalence and could be used to target health resources to counties in need. This methodology could be particularly helpful to rural areas whose prevalence rates cannot be estimated using national surveys. While there are no spatial statistically significant patterns nationally, there are significant variations within states that suggest unmet health needs. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3968076 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3968076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3779494&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F22 Conclusions: Nonresponse in the HIV serosurvey in the two informal settlements was high, however, the effect on overall prevalence estimate was minimal. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3779494 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3779494 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3709503&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F21 Conclusions: The InterVA model showed promising results as a community-level tool for generating cause of death data from VAs. We recommend further refinement to the model, its adaptation to suit local contexts, and its continued validation with more extensive data from different settings. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3709503 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3709503 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3698523&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F20 Conclusions: Results suggest that retrospective reports of cancer contain significant measurement error. The errors, however, are fairly random across different social groups, meaning that the results based on the data are not systematically biased by socio-economic factors. Even for health events as salient as cancer, researchers should exercise caution about the presumed accuracy of self-reports, especially if the timing of diagnosis is an important covariate. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3698523 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3698523 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3689937&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F19 Conclusions: With the advice offered here, researchers should be able to design verbal autopsy surveys and conduct analyses with greatly reduced statistical biases and research costs. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3689937 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3689937 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3643763&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F18 Conclusion: Our method may provide a useful tool to assess whether the contribution of rectangularization to the secular increase of life expectancy will remain around 50% or whether it will be increasing in the next few years, and thus whether concentration of mortality will eventually take place against some ultimate biological limit. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3643763 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3643763 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3631552&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F17 Conclusions: Thermal discomfort with cold extremities (a relevant symptom of primary vascular dysregulation) occurs at highest intensity in younger, slimmer women and at lowest intensity in elderly, stouter men. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3631552 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3631552 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3598421&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F16 Conclusions: Maternal height and weight data available from birth certificate records may be useful for identifying neighborhoods with relatively high or low prevalence of adult residents who are overweight or obese. This is especially true if used in combination with readily available census data. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3598421 Mon, 24 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3598421 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3591568&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F15 Conclusions: The difference in crude and adjusted death rates between Panel 1 participants and non-participants may reflect healthier segments of the military having the opportunity and choosing to participate. In our study population, mortality information was best captured using multiple data sources. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3591568 Sun, 23 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3591568 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3572631&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F10 Estimates of mortality in Thailand during 2005 have been published, integrating multiple data sources including national vital registration and a national follow-up cluster sample, covering both deaths in health facilities (approximately one-third) and elsewhere. The methodological challenge is to make the best use of the existing data, supplemented by additional data that are feasible to obtain, in order to arrive at the best possible overall estimates of mortality. In this case, information from the national vital registration database was supplemented by a verbal autopsy survey of approximately 2.5% of deaths, the latter being used to validate routine cause-of-death data and information from medical records. This led to a revised national cause-specific mortality envelope for Thailand i... Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3572631 Mon, 17 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3572631 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3572630&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F11 Conclusions: Empirical investigation of registered causes of death in the study sample yielded adequate information to enable estimation of cause-specific mortality patterns in Thailand. These findings will inform burden of disease estimation and economic evaluation of health policy choices in the country. The development and implementation of research methods in this study will contribute to improvements in the quality of annual mortality statistics in Thailand. Similar research is recommended for other countries where the quality of mortality statistics is poor. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3572630 Mon, 17 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3572630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3572629&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F12 Conclusions: Registration data on causes for deaths occurring in hospitals require periodic validation prior to their use for epidemiological research or public health policy. Procedures for death certification and coding of underlying causes of death need to be streamlined to improve reliability of registration data. Estimates of cause-specific mortality from this research will inform burden of disease estimation and guide interventions to reduce avoidable mortality in hospitals in Thailand. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3572629 Mon, 17 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3572629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3572628&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F13 Conclusions: The use of standard VA methods adapted to Thailand enabled a plausible assessment of cause-specific mortality patterns and a substantial reduction of ill-defined diagnoses. Validation studies enhance the utility of findings from the application of verbal autopsy. Regular implementation of VA in Thailand could accelerate development of the quality and utility of vital registration data for deaths outside hospitals. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3572628 Mon, 17 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3572628 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3572627&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F14 Conclusions: Field research into the accuracy of cause-of-death data can result in substantially different patterns of mortality than suggested by routine death registration. Misclassification errors are likely to have very significant implications for health policy debates. Routine incorporation of validated verbal autopsy methods could significantly improve cause-of-death data quality in Thailand. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3572627 Mon, 17 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3572627 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3514415&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F8 Conclusions: The population of Canada appears to be substantially healthier than the US population with respect to life expectancy, HRQL, and HALE. Factors that account for the difference may include access to health care over the full life span (universal health insurance) and lower levels of social and economic inequality, especially among the elderly. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3514415 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3514415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3493380&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F7 Conclusions: Including additional measures of acculturation and increasing the sample size of Hispanic persons in a national health survey such as the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System may result in more precise findings that could be used to better target prevention and health care needs for an ethnic minority population. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3493380 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3493380 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3462713&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F6 Conclusions: The frequency with which physicians list heart failure in the causal chain for various underlying causes of death allows for inference about how physicians use heart failure on the death certificate in different settings. This easy-to-use method has the potential to reduce bias and increase comparability in cause-of-death data, thereby improving the public health utility of death records. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3462713 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3462713 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3423718&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F4 None (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3423718 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3423718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3423717&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F5 Conclusions: Injuries, particularly road transport injuries, were the most important health problem of children in Iran in 2003 and 2005. Strong social policy is needed to ensure child survival. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3423717 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3423717 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3334127&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F3 Conclusions: Modeling alcohol consumption via the gamma distribution was feasible. To further refine this approach, research should focus on the main assumptions underlying the approach to explore differences between volume estimates derived from surveys and per capita consumption figures. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3334127 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3334127 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3261810&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F8%2F1%2F1 Conclusions: This measure should provide a useful tool for researchers looking to summarize geographic or temporal trends in malaria in India, and can be readily applied by administrators with no mathematical or scientific background. We include a spreadsheet that allows simple calculation of the index for researchers and local administrators. Similar principles are likely applicable worldwide, though further validation is needed before using the SIMS outside India. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3261810 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3261810 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3118032&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F7%2F1%2F19 Conclusion: The epidemiology of meningitis in Iran follows similar patterns of age, sex, and seasonality distribution as found in other countries and populations. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3118032 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3118032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3091757&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F7%2F1%2F18 Conclusions: This study provides support for the MFI-20 as a valuable tool when used in chronically unwell and well populations. It also suggests that the MFI-20 could serve as a complementary diagnostic tool in fatiguing illnesses, such as CFS. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3091757 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3091757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2831075&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F7%2F1%2F15 Conclusions: Young educated Thais under-report weight and over-report height in ways similar to their counterparts in developed countries. Simple adjustments to BMI thresholds will overcome these reporting biases for estimation of obesity prevalence. Our study suggests that self-reported weights and heights can provide economical and valid measures of weight status in high school-educated populations in developing countries. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2831075 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2831075 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2831074&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F7%2F1%2F16 Conclusions: Diabetes prevalence is highest in the Southern and Appalachian states and lowest in the Midwest and the Northeast. Better diabetes diagnosis is needed in a number of states. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2831074 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2831074 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2818656&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F7%2F1%2F14 Conclusions: The structure of agreement/disagreement between quintiles of the household's monthly per capita income and quintiles of the head-of-household's mean nominal monthly income of the CEA, as well as the results produced by these measures when they were associated with the nutritional status of the population, showed that the CEA's income information can be used when income information at the individual or household levels is not available. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2818656 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2818656 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2724132&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F7%2F1%2F13 Conclusions: The assumption that IMR declines are exponential is enshrined in the Preston curve and in nearly all cross-country as well as time series analyses of IMR data since Preston's 1975 paper, but this assumption is seldom correct. Statistical analyses of IMR trends should assess the robustness of findings to transformations other than the log transform. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2724132 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2724132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2670022&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F7%2F1%2F12 Conclusions: With a premature mortality pattern, Serbia is placed in the middle position of the Europe triangle. The main excess of YLL in Serbia was due to cardiovascular, malignant diseases, and diabetes mellitus. The results may be used for assessment of unacceptable social risks resulting from health inequalities. Within intentions to reduce an unfavourable premature mortality gap, it is necessary to reconsider certain local polices and practices as well as financial and human resources incorporated in the prevention of disease and injury burden. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2670022 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2670022 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2555210&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F7%2F1%2F11 Conclusions: Excess adiposity appears to contribute materially but modestly to mortality risks in England and Wales and this contribution is likely to increase in the future. Uncertainty centres on future trends of associated diseases, especially diabetes. The robustness of these estimates is limited by the lack of control for correlated risks by stratification and by the empirical uncertainty surrounding the effects of prolonged excess adiposity beginning before adulthood. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2555210 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2555210 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2501377&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F7%2F1%2F9 Conclusions: The health and disease profile in Iran has made the transition from the dominance of communicable diseases to that of noncommunicable diseases and road traffic injuries. NBD results are to be used in health program planning, research, and resource allocation generation policies and practices. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2501377 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2501377 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2467314&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F7%2F1%2F8 Conclusions: The application of the ADI framework enables identification of the regions or groups worst-off for each outcome measure under study. This can be used to highlight the variation embedded within national averages; as such, it encourages a social perspective on population health indicators that is particularly attuned to issues of inequity. The ADI framework is an important tool in the evaluation of policies aiming to prevent or control chronic non-communicable diseases. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2467314 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2467314 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2411861&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F7%2F1%2F7 Conclusion: The incidence of lung cancer due to occupational exposure is low in Iran and, as in other countries, more lung cancer is due to occupational exposure among males than females. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2411861 Tue, 12 May 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2411861 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2395904&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F7%2F1%2F6 Conclusions: While these analyses do not address the validity of the VA process in absolute terms, repeatability is a prerequisite for intrinsic validity. This study thus adds new understanding to the quest for reliable cause of death assessment in communities lacking routine medical certification of deaths, and confirms the status of VA as an important and reliable tool at the community level, but perhaps less so at the individual level. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2395904 Tue, 05 May 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2395904 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2322057&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F7%2F1%2F5 Conclusions: The increased risk of a cancer of the corpus uteri, also observed in other studies, is usually interpreted as the common shared risk factors such as low parity, early menarche and late onset of menopause. We also grouped together those cancers possibly associated to a previous local radiotherapy: the cumulative risk at 14 years is still not significant, however the AJ estimators showed a significant risk peak between the eighth and the ninth year. Finally, the proposed approach has been shown to be reliable and informative under several aspects. It allowed for a correct estimation of the risk, and for investigating the time trend of the subsequent cancer occurrence. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2322057 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2322057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2322059&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F7%2F1%2F4 Discussion and conclusionBoth health expectancies indicate an improvement in the quantity as well as in the quality of healthy life for the population living in North Rhine Westphalia and therefore suggest a compression of morbidity from 1999 to 2005. The findings however have several limitations in their sensitivity, since we applied dichotomous valuations to the health states. In addition, the results are restricted to comparisons over time because the morbidity concepts do not allow for comparisons with populations other than the German one. Refined calculations with other summary measures of population health and with health data on other morbidity concepts are therefore reasonable. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2322059 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2322059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2281901&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F7%2F1%2F4 Discussion and conclusion Both health expectancies indicate an improvement in the quantity as well as in the quality of healthy life for the population living in North Rhine Westphalia and therefore suggest a compression of morbidity from 1999 to 2005. The findings however have several limitations in their sensitivity since we applied dichotomous valuations to the health states. In addition, the results are restricted to comparisons over time because the morbidity concepts do not allow for comparisons with populations other than German. Refined calculations with other summary measures of population health and with health data on other morbidity concepts are therefore reasonable. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2281901 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2281901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2099705&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F7%2F1%2F3 Conclusions: Episodic RUM expands upon the theoretical framework underlying health state valuation and contributes to health econometrics by motivating the selection of coefficient and exploded probit estimators for the analysis of TTO and rank responses. In future MVH surveys, sample size requirements may be reduced through the incorporation of multiple responses under a single estimator. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2099705 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2099705 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2082835&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F7%2F1%2F1 Conclusions: For military service members serving in the Vietnam and Iraq conflicts, there were many more women who died in the latter war. Whether war deaths resulted in lower per capita income cannot be determined from these cross sectional data; we simply note a strong association between per capita income and war casualty rates for both wars. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2082835 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2082835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2082834&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F7%2F1%2F2 Conclusions: It is imperative that researchers who use reported estimates of height and weight think carefully about flaws in their data and how existing correction procedures might fail to account for them. The development of this particular correction procedure represents an important step toward improving the quality of BMI estimates in a widely used source of epidemiologic data. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2082834 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2082834 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2068809&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F6%2F1%2F7 Conclusions: Individual preferences elicited with the TTO from a population panel can be used to empirically derive a relevance criterion for burden of disease estimates. Application of this preference-based relevance criterion results in considerable changes in ranking of foodborne pathogens. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2068809 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 2068809 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1899114&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F6%2F1%2F6 Conclusions: Use of a statistical model such as conditional (multinomial) regression to anchor quality of life values from ordinal data to death is inappropriate in the presence of respondents who do not conform to the assumptions of conventional random utility theory. This is clearest when estimating values for that group of respondents observed in valuation samples who refuse to consider any living state to be worse than death: in such circumstances the model cannot be estimated. Only a valuation task requiring respondents to make choices in which both length and quality of life vary can produce estimates that properly reflect the preferences of all respondents. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1899114 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1899114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1893463&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F6%2F1%2F5 Background: Population health is linked closely to poverty. To assess the effectiveness of health interventions it is critical to monitor the spatial and temporal changes in the health indicators of populations and outcomes across varying levels of poverty. Existing measures of poverty based on income, consumption or assets are difficult to compare across geographic settings and are expensive to construct. Remotely sensed data on artificial night time lights (NTL) have been shown to correlate with gross domestic product in developed countries. Methods: Using national household survey data, principal component analysis was used to compute asset-based poverty indices from aggregated household asset variables at the Administrative 1 level (n=338) in 37 countries in Africa. Using geographical ... Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1893463 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1893463 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1781504&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F6%2F1%2F4 Conclusion: Demographic census microdata offer the opportunity to conduct an epidemiologic analysis of maternal mortality. In the case of South Africa, the level of MMR increased dramatically over the past 10 years, most likely because of HIV/AIDS. Indirect causes of maternal deaths appear much more important than direct obstetric causes. The MMR appears no longer to be a reliable measure of the quality of obstetric care or a measure of safe motherhood. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1781504 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1781504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1722273&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F6%2F1%2F4 Conclusions: Demographic census microdata offer the opportunity to conduct an epidemiologic analysis of maternal mortality. In the case of South Africa, the level of MMR increased dramatically over the past 10 years, most likely because of HIV/AIDS. Indirect causes of maternal deaths appear much more important than direct obstetric causes. The MMR appears no longer to be a reliable measure of the quality of obstetric care or a measure of safe motherhood. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1722273 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1722273 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1644527&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F6%2F1%2F3 Conclusions: These preliminary findings suggest that it is important to consider secondary causes as well as the underlying one when classifying deaths as cardiac or non-cardiac. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1644527 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1644527 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1453021&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F6%2F1%2F2 Conclusion: Sample surveys are able to provide useful demographic and health profiles of local populations. However, various parameters being measured and their distribution within the sampling unit of interest may not all be best represented by a particular sampling method. It is likely therefore that compromises may have to be made in choosing a sampling strategy, with costs, logistics the intended use of the data being important considerations. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1453021 Tue, 20 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1453021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1290536&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F6%2F1%2F1 Conclusions: Slum residents in Nairobi have a high mortality burden from preventable and treatable conditions. It is necessary to focus on these vulnerable populations since their health outcomes are comparable to or even worse than the health outcomes of rural dwellers who are often the focus of most interventions. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1290536 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1290536 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1118633&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F5%2F1%2F12 Conclusions: Both DSS and DHS approaches to mortality surveillance gave similar overall results, but both showed method-dependent advantages and disadvantages. In many settings, this kind of joint-source data analysis could offer significant added value to results. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1118633 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 05:00:00 +0100 1118633 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=987831&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F5%2F1%2F11 Conclusions: We demonstrate an approach to parameterization, calibration and performance evaluation for a U.S. cervical cancer microsimulation model intended to provide qualitative and quantitative inputs into decisions that must be taken before long-term data on vaccination outcomes become available. This approach allows for a rigorous and comprehensive description of policy-relevant uncertainty about health outcomes under alternative cancer prevention strategies. The model provides a tool that can accommodate new information, and can be modified as needed, to iteratively assess the expected benefits, costs, and cost-effectiveness of different policies in the U.S. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=987831 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 987831 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=955096&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F5%2F1%2F10 Conclusions: On average, population health in Canada and the US is similar. However, health disparities between Canadians and Americans exist at lower levels of education and income with Americans worse off. The results highlight the usefulness of continuous preference-based measures of population health such as the HUI3. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=955096 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 955096 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=923383&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F5%2F1%2F9 Conclusions: Contrary to our hypothesis, preventable hospitalisation rates among people born in refugee-source countries were no higher than Australia-born population averages. More research is needed to elucidate whether low rates of preventable hospitalisation indicate better health status, appropriate health habits, timely and effective care-seeking behaviour and outpatient care, or overall low levels of health care-seeking due to other more pressing needs during the initial period of resettlement. It is important to unpack dimensions of health status and health care access in refugee populations through ad-hoc surveys as the refugee population is not a homogenous group despite sharing a common experience of forced displacement and violence-related trauma. (Source: Population Health Met... Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=923383 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 923383 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=904288&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F5%2F1%2F8 Conclusion: The model can be used to estimate population prevalence of COPD from large general practices to national level, and as a tool to identify areas of high levels of unmet needs for COPD priority health actions. The results from the model highlight the importance of including variables other than age, sex and smoking, i.e. levels of deprivation, urbanisation and ethnicity, when estimating population prevalence of COPD. The model should be validated at local level and incorporated into case-finding strategies. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=904288 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:00:00 +0100 904288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=763370&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F5%2F1%2F7 Conclusions: Substantial differences in survival exist among the provinces of Iran. While the completeness of the death registration system operated by the Iranian MOH&ME appears to be acceptable in the majority of provinces, further efforts are needed to improve the quality of data on mortality in Iran, and to expand death registration to Tehran province. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=763370 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 763370 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=664915&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F5%2F1%2F5 Conclusions: We estimated that 2.54% of the Georgia population suffers from CFS, which is 6 to 10 fold higher than previous population-based estimates in other geographic areas. These differences may reflect broader screening criteria and differences in the application of the case definition, however we cannot exclude the possibility that CFS prevalence may be higher in Georgia than other areas where it has been measured. Although the study did not identify differences in overall prevalence between metropolitan, urban, and rural Georgia populations, it did suggest the need for additional stratified analyses by geographic strata. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=664915 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 664915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=664914&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F5%2F1%2F6 Commentary on Prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome in metropolitan, urban, and rural Georgia William C Reeves, James F Jones, Elizabeth Maloney, Christine Heim, David C Hoaglin, Roumiana S Boneva, Marjorie Morrissey and Rebecca Devlin (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=664914 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 664914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=633914&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F5%2F1%2F4 Conclusions: This is the first population-based analysis on selected major birth defects in the Region. The high birth prevalence for septal heart defect and hypospadias are probably due to inclusion of minor defects and lack of coding standardization; the latter problem also seems important for other defects. However the data produced are useful for estimating the demands made on the health system by babies with birth defects. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=633914 Fri, 25 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 633914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=602944&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F5%2F1%2F3 Conclusions: The study indicates a significant relationship between the spatial pattern of WNv risk in humans and birds. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=602944 Tue, 01 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 602944 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=408401&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F5%2F1%2F1 Conclusion: InterVA-M represents a potentially valuable new tool for measuring maternal mortality in an efficient, consistent and standardised way. Further development, refinement and validation are planned. It could become a routine tool in research and service settings where levels and changes in pregnancy-related deaths need to be measured, for example in assessing progress towards MDG-5. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=408401 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 07:00:00 +0100 408401 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=329560&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F4%2F1%2F17 Conclusions: Assessment of the properties of the adapted neighbourhood cohesion scale using factor analysis and ecometric analysis extended to an ordinal scale has shown that the items allow fine discrimination between individuals. However, large sample sizes are needed in order to accurately estimate contextual neighbourhood cohesion. The scale is therefore appropriate for use in the measurement of neighbourhood cohesion at small-area-level in future studies of neighbourhoods and health. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=329560 Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:00:00 +0100 329560 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=323019&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F4%2F1%2F16 Conclusions: Our results suggest that the value of future panel studies for estimating transitions in disability could be notably enhanced by adding a small number of questions asking respondents for details about their disabilities--and lack of disabilities--in the period since a preceding survey wave. Information provided by such questions could substantially improve both the measurement of disability histories and estimates of disability processes. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=323019 Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:00:00 +0100 323019 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=289096&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F4%2F1%2F15 Conclusion: The observation that benzodiazepine use is more frequent in women, increases with age and is higher in low income and education groups supports previous findings. These results help to confirm that these differences are not accounted for by psychiatric diagnoses. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=289096 Fri, 24 Nov 2006 07:00:00 +0100 289096 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=256582&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F4%2F1%2F13 No abstract available (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=256582 Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:00:00 +0100 256582 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=172738&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F4%2F1%2F9 Conclusion: The combination of localised demographic surveillance, verbal autopsy and the application of YLL methods enable new insights into the magnitude and importance of significant public health issues in settings where evidence for planning is otherwise scarce. Local mortality data vary considerably from the WHO model-based estimates. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=172738 Tue, 08 Aug 2006 06:00:00 +0100 172738 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=139044&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F4%2F1%2F9 Conclusion. The combination of localised demographic surveillance, verbal autopsy and the application of YLL methods enable new insights into the magnitude and importance of significant public health issues in settings where evidence for planning is otherwise scarce. Local mortality data vary considerably from the WHO model-based estimates. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=139044 Tue, 08 Aug 2006 06:00:00 +0100 139044 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=134232&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F4%2F1%2F8 Conclusion: The results of the present study indicate that baseline SRH and other self-ratings are predictive of future SRH. It is cautiously implied that SRH, self-esteem, social support, sleep quality and sense of coherence might be predictors of future SRH and therefore possibly also of various future health outcomes. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=134232 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 06:00:00 +0100 134232 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=90266&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F4%2F1%2F7 Conclusions: For overall VA healthcare users, the agreement between observer-recorded and self-reported race/ethnicity was excellent and observer-recorded and self-reported data can be used together for multi-year trends without creating serious bias. However, this study also showed that observation was not a reliable method of race/ethnicity data collection for non-African American minorities and racial disparity might be underestimated if observer-recorded data are used due to systematic patterns of inaccurate race/ethnicity assignments. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=90266 Thu, 06 Jul 2006 06:00:00 +0100 90266 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=78633&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F4%2F1%2F6 Conclusions: This study demonstrated a large error rate (14%) in recording county of residence for deaths in one county. A similar rate was not seen in an adjacent county. We believe that errors may have arisen in part from use of internet programs by funeral homes to assign the county of residence. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=78633 Mon, 26 Jun 2006 06:00:00 +0100 78633 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=14679&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F4%2F1%2F5 Conclusion: A high prevalence of diabetes, obesity, hypertension and high cholesterol exist in the Omani population, particularly among urban-dwellers and older individuals. It is vital to continue monitoring chronic disease in Oman and to direct public health policy towards preventing an epidemic. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=14679 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 06:00:00 +0100 14679 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=14681&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F4%2F1%2F3 Conclusion: In 1994 the Danes most frequently reported musculoskeletal symptoms and diseases. Psychiatric disorders and respiratory diseases were identified as the most severe reported diseases. Due to the interaction between socio-economic status and some diseases, severity estimates should be interpreted with caution or stratified by socio-economic groups. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=14681 Tue, 18 Apr 2006 06:00:00 +0100 14681 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=14680&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F4%2F1%2F4 Conclusion: The available evidence suggests that dependent comorbidity is important, and that adjustment for it makes a significant difference to resulting HALE estimates for some regions of the world. Given the data limitations, we recommend a normative adjustment based on the available evidence, and applied consistently across all countries. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=14680 Tue, 18 Apr 2006 06:00:00 +0100 14680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=14683&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F4%2F1%2F1 Conclusions: The differences in HALE caused by the different adjustment methods demonstrate that adjusting for comorbidity in HALE calculations is an important topic that deserves more attention. More empirical research is needed to develop a more general theory as to how comorbidity influences disability. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=14683 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 06:00:00 +0100 14683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=14682&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F4%2F1%2F2 Conclusion: The BIRLS Death File is not an adequate source of mortality data for the VA population due to incompleteness. When the four sources of mortality data are carefully combined, the resulting dataset can provide more timely data for death ascertainment than the National Death Index and has comparable accuracy and completeness. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=14682 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 06:00:00 +0100 14682 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=14684&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F3%2F1%2F11 Conclusion: Markov models provide a framework for integrating psychiatric epidemiological data. Previous studies have illustrated the utility of Markov models for decomposing prevalence into its various determinants: incidence, recovery and mortality. This study extends the Markov approach by distinguishing several recurrence categories. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=14684 Tue, 15 Nov 2005 07:00:00 +0100 14684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=14685&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F3%2F1%2F10 Conclusion: When lives are at stake, within the context of a PTO elicitation, people are more likely to consider non-maximizing principles, including the importance of equal access to a life-saving treatment, avoiding prejudice or discrimination, and in rare cases giving treatment priority based purely on the position of being worse-off. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=14685 Thu, 10 Nov 2005 07:00:00 +0100 14685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=14686&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F3%2F1%2F9 Conclusion: Adding stage to routinely collected information in a cancer registry is possible for many cancer types, particularly if the assumptions regarding missing data are found to be acceptable or if the guidelines for MX = M0 asumptions are clarified. These findings should be generalizable to most cancer registries in developed countries, if hospital-based cancer registries or other specialized databases are accessible. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=14686 Wed, 17 Aug 2005 06:00:00 +0100 14686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=14687&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F3%2F1%2F8 Conclusion: The Symptom Inventory appears to be a reliable and valid instrument to assess symptoms that accompany CFS. It is a positive addition to existing instruments measuring fatigue because it allows other dimensions of the illness to be assessed. Further research is needed to confirm and replicate the current findings in a normative population. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=14687 Fri, 22 Jul 2005 06:00:00 +0100 14687 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=14688&cid=s_31020_54_f&fid=31020&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pophealthmetrics.com%2Fcontent%2F3%2F1%2F7 Conclusion: The average HRQL of Americans was the same in 1990 and 1995, but inequality in HRQL across individuals was greater in 1995 than 1990. Inequality in HRQL by race was smaller in 1995 than 1990 because race had smaller effect on the way health was distributed in 1995 than 1990. Analysis of the average HRQL and its inequality provides information on the health of a population invisible in the traditional analysis of population health. (Source: Population Health Metrics) Population Health Metrics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=14688 Wed, 13 Jul 2005 06:00:00 +0100 14688