2021
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03120-2
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The role of European health system characteristics in affecting Covid 19 lethality during the early days of the pandemic

Abstract: This article examines the main factors affecting COVID-19 lethality across 16 European Countries with a focus on the role of health system characteristics during the first phase of the diffusion of the virus. Specifically, we investigate the leading causes of lethality at 10, 20, 30, 40 days in the first hit of the pandemic. Using a random forest regression (ML), with lethality as outcome variable, we show that the percentage of people older than 65 years (with two or more chronic diseases) is the main predict… Show more

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“…Third, residents' self-health awareness. With the COVID-19 epidemic still prevalent, the health awareness of the whole population is gradually enhanced [40], and the public is generally accepting healthy eating habits and regular work and rest times. From the above analyses, the equity of government health expenditure in society had improved, and residents' health levels had improved.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Third, residents' self-health awareness. With the COVID-19 epidemic still prevalent, the health awareness of the whole population is gradually enhanced [40], and the public is generally accepting healthy eating habits and regular work and rest times. From the above analyses, the equity of government health expenditure in society had improved, and residents' health levels had improved.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The increasing proportion of the population aged 65 or over has raised growing challenges to long-sustainable development of public finances across countries (4,36). In recent years, the role of senior centers in promoting the physical and mental health of the older adult has become increasingly important.…”
Section: Policy Implications and Recommendationsmentioning
confidence: 99%