Abstract The purpose of this study was to quantify the sleep disturbances caused by climate change using disability-adjusted life years (DALY). revised quality index for daily (SQIDS2), a self-administered questionnaire quality, developed assess disturbances. This referenced and simplified Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). conducted in Nagoya City August 2011 2012. measured SQIDS2 PSQI. A ...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular diseases are viewed worldwide as one of the main causes of death. This study aims to report the burden of ischemic heart diseases (IHDs) in Iran by using data of the global burden of disease (GBD) study, 1990-2010. MATERIALS AND METHODS The GBD study 2010 was a systematic effort to provide comprehensive data to calculate disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for dis...

in children. although its burden is considerably preventable by vaccine, routine vaccination against hib has not been defined in the national immunization program of iran. this study was performed to assess the cost-benefit and cost‑utility of running an hib vaccination program in iran. methods: based on a previous systematic review and meta‑analysis for vaccine efficacy, we estimated the avert...

OBJECTIVE To determine the cost-effectiveness of fluoxetine and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for major depression in Thailand. METHODS A microsimulation model was developed to describe the variation in course of disease between individuals. Model inputs included Thai data on disease parameters and costs while impact measures were derived from a systematic review and meta-analysis of the...

In 2009, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control initiated the 'Burden of Communicable Diseases in Europe (BCoDE)' project to generate evidence-based and comparable burden-of-disease estimates of infectious diseases in Europe. The burden-of-disease metric used was the Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY), composed of years of life lost due to premature death (YLL) and due to disa...

Abstract COVID-19 has had a powerful impact on society with high rates of morbidity and mortality. The use an epidemiological indicator that estimates the burden disease by aggregating early mortality non-fatal cases in single measure potential to assist planning more appropriate actions at different levels health care. scope this article is estimate due Florianópolis/SC from April 2020 through...

Background: Water, sanitation and hygiene have a very important role in public health. Poor sanitation is the cause of water contamination, which causes many types of diseases. The aim of this paper was to present the attributable death and disability adjusted life year (DALYs) of untreated water and insanitary environments from 1990 to 2010 in Iran.   Methods: In the Global Burden of D...

BACKGROUND/AIM Reliable and comparable analysis of health risks is an important component of evidence-based and preventive programs. The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of the most relevant avoidable risk factors on the burden of the selected conditions in Serbia. METHODS Attributable fractions were calculated from the survey information on the prevalence of a risk factor and the ...