Publications by authors named "Haeberer M"
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is increasingly a recognized cause of severe respiratory infection among adults. This retrospective observational study compared the costs of RSV and influenza hospitalizations in adults aged ≥18 years admitted to the Spanish National Healthcare System between 2016 and 2019. Mean costs per hospitalization episode were compared using a multivariable log-gamma generalized linear model adjusted by age, risk group and calendar year.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis retrospective observational study aimed to quantify the costs associated with hospitalized respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in children <18 years admitted to the Spanish National Healthcare System between 2016 and 2019 and contrast them with the costs of unspecified bronchiolitis/bronchitis/pneumonia (UBP) and influenza. The mean cost per hospitalization episode was reported by age group, risk category and prematurity. Total annual hospitalization costs were calculated from population incidence rates and the mean cost per episode.
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- The study focused on analyzing RSV infection risks in children under 24 months in Valladolid from 2010 to 2022, comparing these risks with those of influenza and COVID-19.
- It involved a retrospective cohort study of 1,507 RSV cases, revealing that hospitalized RSV patients were generally younger and had lower comorbidity rates than those with influenza or COVID-19.
- Key findings indicated that factors like prematurity, maternal smoking, and coinfection increased the risk of severe RSV outcomes, while breastfeeding and complete vaccination were protective against hospitalization and severity.
Introduction: We aimed to describe the risk profile of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections among adults ≥ 60 years in Valladolid from January 2010 to August 2022, and to compare them with influenza and COVID-19 controls.
Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of all laboratory-confirmed RSV infections identified in centralized microbiology database during a 12-year period. We analyzed risk factors for RSV hospitalization and severity (length of stay, intensive care unit admission, in-hospital death or readmission < 30 days) and compared severity between RSV patients vs.
Introduction: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes a substantial disease burden among infants. In older children and adults, incidence is underestimated due to nonspecific symptoms and limited standard-of-care testing. We aimed to estimate RSV-attributable hospitalizations and deaths in Spain during 2016-2019.
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- The study investigates social inequalities in tobacco-attributable mortality (TAM) in Spain, focusing on the combined effects of sex, age, and education.
- Data from 2016 showed that tobacco-related deaths were significantly higher in men than women, with a notable concentration of deaths among the least educated individuals, particularly younger women and all men.
- The findings highlight that lower educational levels are linked to higher TAM in younger individuals but an opposite trend is seen in older women, suggesting different smoking behaviors; the research calls for targeted tobacco control policies to address these inequalities.
Tools for Assessment of Country Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies: A Critical Review.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
August 2021
Recent international communicable disease crises have highlighted the need for countries to assure their preparedness to respond effectively to public health emergencies. The objective of this study was to critically review existing tools to support a country's assessment of its health emergency preparedness. We developed a framework to analyze the expected effectiveness and utility of these tools.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Objectives: There is an interaction between age, sex, and educational level, among other factors, that influences mortality. To date, no studies in Spain have comprehensively analyzed social inequalities in cardiovascular mortality by considering the joint influence of age, sex, and education (intersectional perspective).
Methods: Study of all deaths due to all-cause cardiovascular disease, ischemic heart disease, heart failure, and cerebrovascular disease among people aged ≥ 30 years in Spain in 2015.
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- The study investigates how access to water and sanitation (WS) impacts health outcomes and inequalities across 35 countries in the Americas, focusing on changes from 1990 to 2010.
- The research finds that improved access to WS is linked to better life expectancies and lower mortality rates, though significant health disparities persist, especially among the most disadvantaged populations.
- Despite overall improvements in health metrics, the study emphasizes the need for targeted policies that address health equity and ensure universal access to water and sanitation as part of future development agendas.*
[Educational inequalities in mortality and survival of women and men in the Americas, 1990-2010].
Rev Panam Salud Publica
August 2015
Objective: Analyze magnitude and trends in educational inequality in mortality and survival of women and men in countries of the Americas.
Methods: Gap and gradient metrics were used to calculate inequality between countries in adult mortality, average age of death, life expectancy, and healthy life expectancy, according to educational level in men and women for 1990 and 2010.
Results: Between 1990 and 2010, the average number of years of education increased from 8 to 10 with no difference between sexes.