Zoekresultaten - 18 results
Establishing disease models for the Belgian national burden of disease study: challenges and perspectives
currently provides disease burden estimates for 38 key diseases. The calculation of the non-fatal component of the disease burden, the Years Lived with Disability (YLD), follows a stepwise approach that aims ...
The burden of psoriasis in Belgium, 2021
non-fatal psoriasis burden in terms of years lived with disability (YLD). Estimated prevalence data were combined with disability weights to yield YLD s imposed by psoriasis. Mortality attributable to ...
Burden of inflammatory bowel disease in Belgium, 2020
burden of IBD in Belgium based on locally available data. We estimated the Belgian IBD burden in 2020 in terms of mortality, prevalence, years of life lost (YLL s) due to premature death, years lived with ...
The Spider: a visual, multisystemic symptom impact questionnaire for people with hypermobility-related disorders-validation in adults.
Adults aged 18 to 65 years, with and without HSD /hEDS, were invited to participate. Validated, frequently used comparator questionnaires were used to establish convergent validity of Spider symptom ...
The health and economic burden of musculoskeletal disorders in Belgium from 2013 to 2018
Vansteelandt; Bert Vaes; Delphine De Smedt; Brecht Devleesschauwer Source: Popul Health Metr, Volume 21, Issue 1 (2023) Keywords: Absenteeism costs Disability-Adjusted Life Years Healthcare costs Musculoskeletal ...
Using random-forest multiple imputation to address bias of self-reported anthropometric measures, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia in the Belgian health interview survey
Belgian health interview survey (BHIS) older than 18 years, of which 1184 participated in the 2018 Belgian health examination survey (BELHES), were included in the analysis. Regression calibration was ...
Burden of disease among older adults in Europe-trends in mortality and disability, 1990-2019
Disability-Adjusted Life Years Disabled Persons Europe Global Burden of Disease Global Health Humans Life expectancy mortality Quality-Adjusted Life Years Abstract: BACKGROUND: It is important to understand the effects ...
A healthy lifestyle is positively associated with mental health and well-being and core markers in ageing
using qPCR. Generalised linear mixed models were used while adjusting for a priori chosen covariates. RESULTS: The average age (SD) of the study population was 49.9 (17.5) years, and 48.8% were men. ...
Burden of non-communicable disease studies in Europe: a systematic review of data sources and methodological choices
disability-adjusted life years (DALY s) resulting from non-communicable diseases (NCD s) requires specific calculation methods and input data. The aims of this study were to (i) identify existing NCD burden of disease ...
QALY losses for chronic diseases and its social distribution in the general population: results from the Belgian Health Interview Survey
Public Health, Volume 22, Issue 1 (2022) Keywords: Chronic disease EQ-5D Health inequality health-related quality of life Quality-adjusted life year Abstract: Background. The burden of chronic diseases is ...