https://ecancer.org/en/journal/article/1096-cancer-treatment-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-in-the-kurdistan-region-of-northern-iraq

Meyer, Michael; Bindelglas, Ethan; Kupferman, Muichael E; Eggermont, Alexander M.M.

doi:10.3332/ecancer.2020.ed105

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“…However, there might have been a delay in diagnosis, and this can have serious health consequences. Depending on cancer type and location, delaying cancer screening and preventive services by six weeks is problematic; delaying by six months may lead to dramatic increases in cancer death rates (Meyer et al 2020 ; Sud et al 2020 ). When it comes to SUN, there is always the discussion on whether unmet needs are true needs.…”

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Unmet healthcare needs among the population aged 50+ and their association with health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic

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The COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented levels of subjective unmet healthcare needs (SUN). This study investigates the association between SUN in 2020 and three health outcomes in 2021—mortality, cancer, and self-assessed health (SAH), among adults aged 50 years and older, using data from the regular administration of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe and from the two special waves administered in 2020 and 2021 regarding COVID-19. Three types of SUN were surveyed: care foregone due to fear of contracting COVID-19, pre-scheduled care postponed, and inability to get medical appointments or treatments demanded. We resort on the relative risk and the logistic specification to investigate the association between SUN and health outcomes. To avoid simultaneity, 1-year lagged SUN variables are used. We found a negative association between SUN and mortality. This result differs from the (scarce) previous evidence, suggesting that health systems prioritised life-threatening conditions, in the pandemic context. In line with previous studies, we obtained a positive association between SUN and worse health, in the case of cancer, though it is statistically significant only for the global measure of SUN (any reason). The higher chances of reporting cancer among those exposed to SUN might mean delayed cancer diagnosis, confirming that healthcare foregone was truly needed for a timely diagnosis. The association between SUN and poor or fair SAH is positive but not statistically significant, for the period analysed.

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Unmet healthcare needs among the population aged 50+ and their association with health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic

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“…Several recent papers discuss delays of diagnosis and treatment of non-COVID-19 diseases during the pandemic, including head and neck cancer, 2 appendicitis, 3 , 4 heart failure and septicemia, 5 pulmonary thromboembolism, 6 pyelonephritis, 7 and cancer in general. 8 Some patients in these papers are administratively still “children,” 1 , 3 , 7 some are adults, and appendicitis is discussed in both. 3 , 4 The delay the COVID-19 pandemic has caused in the timely diagnosis of various diseases is not a “pediatric” challenge, but a challenge for medicine in general.…”

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Letter to the Editor: Delayed Presentation of Non-COVID-19 Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Not Limited to Children

Rose¹,

Tanjinatus²,

Grant‐Kels³

et al. 2021

Rambam Maimonides Med J

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We read with interest the report about four minors who were diagnosed late with non-COVID-19 diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic. We would like to emphasize that, firstly, such delays are not limited to minors, and secondly, that also in minors should we distinguish the administrative and the physiological meanings of the term “child” and hence distinguish administratively defined “children” who bodily are already mature from those young patients who bodily are indeed still children. The 16-year-old patient that was presented to the emergency room with endocarditis was bodily no longer a child, although administratively and probably also psychologically, due to his Down syndrome, he was still a child. Two of the other patients, one with hemolytic anemia (2.5 years old) and one with Ewing sarcoma (4 years old), were still pre-pubertal children, while the 13-year-old minor with a septic hip was already adolescent. The author of the cited paper works in a pediatric department and reports those patients that he has seen during his work. However, in our view there is nothing specifically pediatric in his observations. Several recent papers discuss delays of diagnosis and treatment of non-COVID-19 diseases during the pandemic, including head and neck cancer, appendicitis, heart failure and septicemia, pulmonary thromboembolism,6 pyelonephritis, and cancer in general.8 Some patients in these papers are administratively still “children,” some are adults, and appendicitis is discussed in both.3,4 The delay the COVID-19 pandemic has caused in the timely diagnosis of various diseases is not a “pediatric” challenge, but a challenge for medicine in general.

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Surveillance and Control of African Swine Fever in the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic, March-May 2020: A Multi-Country E-Survey

Desvars-Larrive

Käsbohrer²

2022

Front. Vet. Sci.

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Stringent COVID-19 public health and social measures (PHSMs) have challenged the work of animal health professionals, especially in the early phase of the pandemic. We aimed to qualitatively describe how COVID-19 PHSMs have affected the surveillance and control of African swine fever (ASF) in Europe, assess how professionals engaged in these activities perceived the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, and identify potential areas of improvement. An online questionnaire was proposed via email between 9 December 2020 and 22 January 2021 to professionals engaged in ASF-related activities in Europe and Eastern neighboring countries. The questionnaire contained questions pertaining to ASF surveillance and control activities between March and May 2020, respondent's perception of the impact of COVID-19 PHSMs on these activities, and respondent's opinion on potential improvements to prepare FOR future crises. Economic and sanitary variables were used to describe the national contexts over the study period. Twenty-seven respondents from 24 countries participated to the study. Essential activities related to surveillance and management of ASF were reduced and/or adapted but maintained in most surveyed countries. Communication was mentioned as the first area of improvement during crisis while maintenance of efficient veterinary services and surveillance activities were cited second and third top priorities. The need for the development of remote procedures was also recognized. Some respondents highlighted difficulties in ensuring biosecurity and biosafety of the field actors due to shortage in protective equipment. Only a small majority (52%) of the survey participants agreed that their institution/working group is better prepared to future lockdown-type situations. Our study emphasizes that short-term measures were globally successful to tackle the immediate impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on the routine duties of professionals involved in ASF surveillance and control. Our findings suggest that country-specific improvements are necessary to support and advance the preparedness of the actors involved in infectious animal disease surveillance and control in case lockdown-like measures are implemented. Overall, our results highlight the crucial importance of recognizing animal health services as essential activities during crisis.

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https://ecancer.org/en/journal/article/1096-cancer-treatment-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-in-the-kurdistan-region-of-northern-iraq

Cited by 4 publications

References 14 publications

Unmet healthcare needs among the population aged 50+ and their association with health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic

Unmet healthcare needs among the population aged 50+ and their association with health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic

Letter to the Editor: Delayed Presentation of Non-COVID-19 Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Not Limited to Children

Surveillance and Control of African Swine Fever in the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic, March-May 2020: A Multi-Country E-Survey

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