The need for an independent evaluation of the COVID-19 response in Spain

García‐Basteiro, Alberto L.; Álvarez-Dardet, Carlos; Arenas, Àlex; Bengoa, Rafael; Borrell, Carme; Val, Margarita Del; Franco, Manuel; Gea-Sánchez, Montserrat; Otero, Juan Jesús Gestal; Valcárcel, Beatriz González López; Hernández, Imilla Casado; March, Joan Carles; Martín-Moreno, José M.; Menéndez, Clara; Minué, Sergio; Muntañer, Carles; Porta, Miquel; Prieto-Alhambra, Daniel; Vives‐Cases, Carmen; Legido‐Quigley, Helena

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(20)31713-x

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“…Reflecting and acting upon lessons learned during the pandemic can help us to build and revise strategies of containment and thus mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and other pandemic scenarios in the future [12,17]. However, when lifting the state of emergency in late May, PM Abe claimed that, as a nation, Japan "is still not being investigated" and "verification will be conducted after the end of COVID-19" [18].…”

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Lessons Learned from Japan’s Response to the First Wave of COVID-19: A Content Analysis

Shimizu

Negita

2020

Healthcare

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While the epidemiological impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been relatively moderate in East-Asian countries, the pandemic has significantly impacted on citizens’ lives and livelihoods, and Japan is no exception. In the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, Japan managed unprecedented quarantines and realized the difficulty of controlling COVID-19, finally recording a relatively high number of deaths per million in the Western Pacific region. However, scant research has highlighted the distinctive features of Japan’s reaction and the challenges encountered. To clarify these points and examine Japan’s first response to COVID-19, we performed a content analysis. Minutes of expert meetings were analyzed from multiple viewpoints, including epidemiology, health systems, border control, and health communication. The obscure evolution of the testing strategy, the usefulness of retrospective contact tracing, the rapid scientific risk assessment, a sluggish expansion of health system capacity and response in border control, and misunderstanding between risk communication and crisis communication are made evident by our analysis. Examining previous responses and gathering lessons learned in each country will improve global responses to COVID-19 and strengthen regional health security. Therefore, while investing in public health and ensuring transparency, Japan needs to clarify the previous decision-making process of each countermeasure towards COVID-19.

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Lessons Learned from Japan’s Response to the First Wave of COVID-19: A Content Analysis

Shimizu

Negita

2020

Healthcare

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“…In this health crisis, the quality of the health‐care system has now been questioned and positive opinions of it have diminished 28‐30 . It is predicted that there will be an increased demand for the review of current approaches, procedures and goals in the coming months 31 . The path undertaken to implement PCC should not be obstructed, and it may be necessary to re‐launch the interventions aimed at this objective throughout the health system.…”

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Proposals for person‐centred care in the COVID‐19 era. Delphi study

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Blanco

Cheikh-Moussa

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Background In this COVID‐19 era, we need to rethink the criteria used to measure the results of person‐centred care strategies. Objective To identify priorities, and criteria that health services can use to pursue actually the goal of achieving person‐centred care. Design Three‐phase online qualitative study performed during May–July of 2020 using the Delphi technique. Setting and Participants An online platform was used for a consensus meeting of 114 participants, including health planning experts, health‐care institution managers, clinicians and patients. Main Outcome Measures Criteria and indicators for the achievement of person‐centred care. Main Results The first round began with 125 proposals and 11 dimensions. After the second round, 28 ideas reached a high level of consensus among the participants. Ultimately, the workgroup agreed on 20 criteria for goals in the implementation of person‐centred care during the COVID‐19 era and 21 related indicators to measure goal achievement. Discussion Nine dimensions and 28 priorities were identified. These priorities are also in accordance with the quadruple aim approach, which emphasizes the need for care for health‐care professionals, without whom it is impossible to achieve a better quality of care. Conclusions Person‐centred care continues to be a key objective. However, new metrics are needed to ensure its continued development during the restoration of public health services beyond the control of COVID‐19. Patient or Public Contribution Twelve professionals and patient representatives participated voluntarily in the construction of the baseline questionnaire and in the selection of the criteria and indicators using an online platform for consensus meetings.

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“…At a global scale, Spain is one of the most affected countries by COVID-19 (see Section 4.1). The sub-optimal national response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been widely criticized by relevant health management leaders and experts at a national scale [19]. In subsequent editorials of The Lancet, this group of leaders and scientists referred to the weakness of the so-called test-trace-isolate tryptic for explaining the imminent impact of the second wave.…”

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Geospatial Analysis and Mapping Strategies for Fine Grained and Detailed COVID-19 Data With Geographic Information Systems

Carballada

Balsa-Barreiro

2021

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The CoVID-19 pandemic is showing a dramatic impact across the world. To the tragedy of the loss of human lives, we must add the great uncertainty that the new coronavirus is causing to our lives. Governments and public health authorities must be able to respond this emergency by taking the appropriate decisions for minimizing the impact of the virus. In the absence of an immediate solution, governments have concentrated their efforts on adopting non-pharmaceutical interventions for restricting the mobility of people and reducing the social contact. Health authorities are publishing most of data for supporting their interventions and policies. The geographic location of the cases is a vital information with exceptional value for analysing the spatio-temporal behaviour of the virus, doing feasible to anticipate potential outbreaks and to elaborate predictive risk mapping. In fact, a great number of media reports, research papers, and web-browsers have presented the COVID-19 disease spreading by using maps. However, processing and visualization of this sort of data presents some aspects that must be carefully reviewed. Based on our experience with fine-grained and detailed data related to COVID-19 in a Spanish region, we present a bunch of mapping strategies and good practices using geospatial tools. The ultimate goal is create appropriate maps at any spatial scale while avoiding conflicts with data such as those related to patients’ privacy.

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The need for an independent evaluation of the COVID-19 response in Spain

Cited by 85 publications

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Lessons Learned from Japan’s Response to the First Wave of COVID-19: A Content Analysis

Lessons Learned from Japan’s Response to the First Wave of COVID-19: A Content Analysis

Proposals for person‐centred care in the COVID‐19 era. Delphi study

Geospatial Analysis and Mapping Strategies for Fine Grained and Detailed COVID-19 Data With Geographic Information Systems

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