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Years of life lost methods must remain fully equitable and accountable
approaches being applied to estimate the years of life lost to premature mortality (YLL), which Ferenci discusses in detail. Due to the overwhelming impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, YLL methods have become ...
QALY losses for chronic diseases and its social distribution in the general population: results from the Belgian Health Interview Survey
rapidly rising, both in terms of morbidity and mortality. This burden is disproportionally carried by socially disadvantaged population subgroups. Quality-adjusted life years (QALY s) measure the impact of ...
The impact of multimorbidity patterns on health-related quality of life in the general population: results of the Belgian Health Interview Survey
disease combinations. Besides an additive effect, the presence of multiple conditions could also act synergistically or antagonistically regarding the impact on patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQ ...
Health expectancies in the European Union: same concept, different methods, different results
HLE for both sexes. Conclusion We showed wide variations between both methods with a clear and different high impact on female and male HLE, showing a tendency for countries with higher health ...
Potential impact of reduced tobacco use on life and health expectancies in Belgium
Abstract: Objectives We investigated the potential impact of reduced tobacco use scenarios on total life expectancy and health expectancies, i.e., healthy life years and unhealthy life years. Methods Data ...