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Anxiety and depression in people with post-COVID condition: a Belgian population-based cohort study three months after SARS-CoV-2 infection
depression were assessed at the two stages using the GAD-7 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) and the PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire). Results: Three months after infection, participants with PCC (50%) had an ...
Unraveling Social Health Inequalities during COVID-19 in Belgium: The Vital Role of Data Linkages
health surveillance (Sciensano), on the socioeconomic and sociodemographic context (Statistics Belgium), and on healthcare use and reimbursement (InterMutualistic Agency). Results A representative ...
Contextual factors influencing the equitable implementation of precision medicine in routine cancer care in Belgium
likelihood of these factors, illuminating potential barriers and facilitators to implementation. Results Based on the expert survey, five key elements (rising cancer rates, dedicated healthcare reimbursement ...
Psychological distress and online advice-seeking in times of COVID-19: vertical and horizontal equity of an e-mental health strategy
We used logistic regression to compare the association between psychological distress and online advice-seeking across waves and sociodemographic groups. Results: 29% of the respondents sought online ...
The GEN-ERA toolbox: unified and reproducible workflows for research in microbial genomics
were studied, resulting in the GEN- ERA toolbox. The latter is a unified cluster of bioinformatic workflows dedicated to both bacteria and small eukaryotes (e.g., yeasts). Findings: This public toolbox ...
Impact of substance type and patient characteristics on the choice of treatment setting for substance use disorder in Belgium
treatment episodes (n = 29,658). Results: The study found that the primary substance significantly influences sector choice. Patients using illicit substances like cannabis, opiates, cocaine, and stimulants ...
Urban green space, human heat perception and sleep quality: A repeated cross-sectional study.
significant challenges to public health, as exposure to high temperatures is associated to heat stress, resulting in heat strain, sleep deprivation, and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. As the frequency ...
Women’s health report for Belgium: addressing the information gap
health issues specific to women or affecting them differently and possible knowledge and data gaps. Results The report highlighted several data gaps, e.g. prevalence of endometriosis and polycystic ovary ...
The use of radiotherapy, surgery and chemotherapy in the curative treatment of cancer: results from the FORTY (Favourable Outcomes from RadioTherapY) project
= 537,970] and patients who survived <5 years [n = 491,599]. Results Overall cancer-specific 5-year survival was 52%, and in those patients, surgery was the most common curative treatment, with 80% ...
Patterns and drivers of excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in 13 Western European countries
Western European countries during the first 30 months of the COVID-19 pandemic and the correlation of country-level characteristics of interest with excess mortality. Results In a timeline analysis, we ...