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Tag Archives: YLLs
Doubling in Global Burden of Parkinson’s Disease, 1990–2016 (Lancet Neurology)
Summary A systematic analysis of epidemiological studies concerning the global, regional, and nation-specific prevalence of Parkinson’s Disease (and years of life lived with disability arising from this condition) notes a doubling of the burden of Parkinson’s Disease between 1990 and … Continue reading
Posted in For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Parkinson's Disease, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
Tagged Country-Specific Burden(s) of Parkinson’s Disease (1990–2016), Deaths Prevalence and DALYs for Parkinson's Disease in 2016, Environmental Risk Factors, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Epidemiology of Parkinson's Disease, GBD 2016 Parkinson's Disease Collaborators, Global Burden of Disease (GBD), Global Burden of Disease Regions, Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD), Global Burden of Parkinson’s Disease (1990–2016), Global Health Data Exchange, Global YLD and YLL Rates Per 100000 Population for Parkinson's Disease by age in 2016, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Lancet Neurology, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Neurological Disorders, Parkinson's, Prevalence of Neurological Disorders, Prevalence of Parkinson's Disease, Regional Burden of Parkinson’s Disease (1990–2016), Risk Factors for Parkinson's Disease, Socio-Environmental Risk Factors, Worldwide Prevalence and Incidence of Parkinson's Disease, Years Lived With Disability (YLD) for Parkinson's Disease, Years of Life Lost (YLLs), YLLs
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Global Burden of Disease Study: 2016 Update (Lancet)
Summary This year’s update to the Global Burden of Disease Study again includes trends for Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias, based on meta-analysis of prevalence studies. There was an increase of almost 40% in the total deaths from Alzheimer’s Disease … Continue reading
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, National, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Age Standardised Death Rates, Age-Standardised Years of Life Lost (SYLL), All-Cause Mortality, All-Cause Mortality and Cause-Specific Mortality for 249 Causes of Death (1980–2015), Alzheimer’s Disease: Prevalence, Amenable Mortality, Behavioural Risk Factors, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Cause of Death Ensemble Model (CODEm), DALYs, Dementia and Mortality, Dementia Risk Factors, Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs): Global Burden of Disease Study (2010), Disease Burden, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, GATHER: Guidelines for Accurate and Transparent Health Estimates Reporting, GBD 2015, GBD 2015 Mortality and Causes of Death Collaborators, Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study, Global Burden of Disease Study (2015-6), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation: University of Washington, Kings College Hospital NHS Trust, Kings College London, Lancet, Life Expectancy, Lifestyle Risk Factors, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Modifiable Risk Factors, Mortality, Mortality Morbidity and Wellbeing: Cancers, Mortality Morbidity and Wellbeing: Mental Health; Dementia; Long-Term Conditions and More, Mortality Rates, Mortality Risk Factors, Mortality Statistics, NCDs: Noncommunicable Diseases, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD), Prevalence, Prevalence of Cancer, Prevalence of Dementia, Prevention, Prevention Programmes, Public Health, Risk Factors, Social Epidemiology, Years Lost Due to Disability (YLD), YLDs, YLLs
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Knowledge Strategy: the Power of Information and Public Health (PHE / NICE)
Summary Public Health England (PHE)’s “Harnessing the power of information to improve the public’s health” report explains PHE’s strategic approach to knowledge and information and opens a public consultation which closes on November 8th 2013. “Public Health England (PHE) is … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, National, NICE Guidelines, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Assessing Public Health Interventions, •Local Government Public Health Briefings, Central Clearinghouse (PHE Data), Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO) Directorate, Cost Effectiveness of Public Health Activities, Cost–Benefit Analyses, Cost–Consequences Analyses, Data and Knowledge Gateway, Data Linkage to Support Surveillance, Data Quality, Data Sharing, Development of Knowledge Products, Economic Sustainability, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Field Epidemiology Service (FES), Health Intelligence Networks, Indicators and Indicator Products, Informatics, Information Governance, Information Sharing, Intelligence Networks, Knowledge and Intelligence Service (KIS), Knowledge and Intelligence Teams (KITs), Linked Datasets, Local Authority-Based Public Health Teams (LAPH), Local Government, Local Investment in Public Health, Local NHS Organisations, Medical Informatics, Metrics, Metrics and Information, National Drugs Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS), National End of Life Care Intelligence Network, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Networks, Networks in Healthcare, NHS Code of Practice for the Management of Confidential Information, NICE Public Health Guidance, NIHR PHR: Public Health Research, PHE Briefings, PHE Bulletin, PHE Data and Knowledge Gateway, PHE Digital Strategy, PHE Evidence Reviews, PHE Factsheets, PHE Handbooks, PHE Quality Framework for Surveillance, Prevention, Public Health, Public Health England (PHE), Public Health Guidance, Public Health Informatics, Public Health Knowledge Products, Public Health Research, Public Health Surveillance, Public Health Workforce Strategy, Reducing the Burden of Disease and Disability, Social Epidemiology, Spend and Outcome Tool, Supporting Local Investment in Public Health, Surveillance, Sustainability, Timeframes of Assessment, Value for Money, Value of Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs), Years Lost Due to Disability (YLD), YLDs, YLLs
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UK Health Performance: the Global Burden of Disease Study (NHS Choices / Lancet / BBC News)
Summary Health outcomes have improved over the past 30 years in the UK, but these improvements have been out-performed in other developed countries. When considering the top-ten causes of premature death in the UK during 2010, many of these (heart … Continue reading
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