Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Budgetary Mechanism Established to Cover Public Health Expenditure. A Case Study of Romania

Onofrei, Mihaela; Cigu, Elena; Vatamanu, Anca Florentina; Bostan, Ionel; Oprea, Florin

doi:10.3390/ijerph18031134

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“…Due to the fact that the economic impact of the pandemic is uneven [46], the pace of recovery will vary significantly from country to country. Thus, starting with March 2020, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictive measures began to be imposed in Romania, thus generating the setting of a new economic instability that seriously affects, among other sectors, the healthcare system [47]. In addition, the recent evolution of the pandemic in Romania is more severe than predicted in the first half of last year, the effects of this evolution are expected to be long-lasting.…”

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Economic Crisis: A Factor for the Delayed Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

Petrovici

Ionică

Neagoe

2021

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Considering the constant increase in breast cancer patients, identifying factors that influence the moment of diagnosis is essential for optimizing therapeutic management and associated cost. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact of the economic crisis on the moment of a breast cancer diagnosis. This retrospective observational study analyzed a cohort of 4929 patients diagnosed with breast cancer over the course of 19 years in the Western region of Romania. The time interval was divided based on the onset of the economic crisis into 3 periods: pre-crisis (2001–2006), crisis (2007–2012), and post-crisis (2013–2019). The disease stage at the moment of diagnosis was considered either early (stages 0, I, II) or advanced (stages III, IV). Although recording a similar mean number of patients diagnosed per year during the pre- and crisis periods, a significantly higher percentage of patients were diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer during the economic crisis period compared to the previous interval (46.9% vs. 56.3%, p < 0.01). This difference was further accentuated when accounting for environmental setting, with 65.2% of patients from a rural setting being diagnosed with advanced disease during the crisis interval. An overall improvement of 12% in early-stage breast cancer diagnosis was recorded in the post-crisis period (55.7%, p < 0.001). The findings of this study support periods of economic instability as potential factors for a delay in breast cancer diagnosis and highlight the need for the development of specific strategies aimed at reducing cancer healthcare and associated financial burden in times of economic crisis.

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Economic Crisis: A Factor for the Delayed Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

Petrovici

Ionică

Neagoe

2021

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“…Studies related to the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak on students' mental health in Romania are limited [58]. While many studies analyse the general population's perception of the pandemic [59], different population groups' attitudes and responses to the restrictive measures [60,61], and the influence of the pandemic on the economy [62] or quality of life [63], few studies have focused on its psychological impact [64].…”

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Post-Lockdown Effects on Students’ Mental Health in Romania: Perceived Stress, Missing Daily Social Interactions, and Boredom Proneness

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Stănculescu

Nae

et al. 2021

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The rapid spread of COVID-19 worldwide was accompanied by intense fears, confusion, worries, anger, and stress threatening people’s mental health. Unprecedented measures to slow down and prevent the transmission of COVID-19 have had various impacts on the population’s health behaviour and mental health. The main purpose of the present study is to investigate the lockdown’s effects on university students’ mental health in Romania. Based on a cross-sectional design, the survey data were collected from a sample of 722 participants (247 males; M = 21.1 years; SD ± 1.73). A path analysis was performed to verify the hypothesised direct and indirect effects included in the multiple mediation model. The findings showed a positive association between stress and boredom proneness, missing daily social interactions, spending more time on phone conversations, and the increasing interest in following news about the pandemic. The path analysis revealed an excellent fit between the proposed multiple mediation model and the sample data. Boredom proneness and missing daily social interactions both affected stress, directly and indirectly, through more time spent on phone conversations. In addition, it was found that the increased interest in following news about the pandemic mediated the relationship between boredom proneness and perceived stress. In terms of gender differences, our findings revealed that female students experienced significantly higher stress levels than male students, perceived to a greater extent the lack of daily social interactions, and spent more time on phone conversations. Overall, the findings further extend the empirical evidence on university students’ mental health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, universities need to organise support programmes focused on developing university students’ coping strategies to maintain their mental health even in adverse contexts.

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“…The cross-sectional data of COVID-19 cases and testing capacity for regression analysis is extracted from the respective database on 17 April 2021 for the 77 countries. The study followed the recent scholarly work of Onofrei et al ( 2021 ), Kumar and Kumar Singh ( 2021 ), Bherwani et al ( 2021 ), and Qiu et al ( 2021 ) on the stated theme that extended it by using socioeconomic and environmental factors to give more insights on the relationship between the variables. The following simultaneous equations used for the analysis are as follows: …”

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Socio-economic and corporate factors and COVID-19 pandemic: a wake-up call

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Yousaf

Hyder

et al. 2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) emerges from the Chinese city Wuhan and its spread to the rest of the world, primarily affected economies and their businesses, leading to a global depression. The explanatory and cross-sectional regression approach assesses the impact of COVID-19 cases on healthcare expenditures, logistics performance index, carbon damages, and corporate social responsibility in a panel of 77 countries. The results show that COVID-19 cases substantially increase healthcare expenditures and decrease corporate social responsibility. On the other hand, an increase in the coronavirus testing capacity brings positive change in reducing healthcare expenditures, increased logistics activities, and corporate social responsibility. The cost of carbon emissions increases when corporate activities begin to resume. The economic affluence supports logistics activities and improves healthcare infrastructure. It linked to international cooperation and their assistance to supply healthcare logistics traded equipment through mutual trade agreements. The greater need to enhance global trade and healthcare logistics supply helps minimize the sensitive coronavirus cases that are likely to provide a safe and healthy environment for living.

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Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Budgetary Mechanism Established to Cover Public Health Expenditure. A Case Study of Romania

Cited by 26 publications

References 39 publications

Economic Crisis: A Factor for the Delayed Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

Economic Crisis: A Factor for the Delayed Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

Post-Lockdown Effects on Students’ Mental Health in Romania: Perceived Stress, Missing Daily Social Interactions, and Boredom Proneness

Socio-economic and corporate factors and COVID-19 pandemic: a wake-up call

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