Publications by authors named "Isabel Noguer"
Objectives: Within the framework of the burden of disease (BoD) approach, disease and injury burden estimates attributable to risk factors are a useful guide for policy formulation and priority setting in disease prevention. Considering the important differences in methods, and their impact on burden estimates, we conducted a scoping literature review to: (1) map the BoD assessments including risk factors performed across Europe; and (2) identify the methodological choices in comparative risk assessment (CRA) and risk assessment methods.
Methods: We searched multiple literature databases, including grey literature websites and targeted public health agencies websites.
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- This review looked at how researchers in Europe study the concept of disability-adjusted life years (DALY) for infectious diseases.
- They found 105 studies that met their criteria, with most focusing on food- and water-borne diseases.
- The number of these studies has grown, particularly from 2015 to 2022, and there's a need for better guidelines to help make results more comparable.
Background: Calculating the disease burden due to injury is complex, as it requires many methodological choices. Until now, an overview of the methodological design choices that have been made in burden of disease (BoD) studies in injury populations is not available. The aim of this systematic literature review was to identify existing injury BoD studies undertaken across Europe and to comprehensively review the methodological design choices and assumption parameters that have been made to calculate years of life lost (YLL) and years lived with disability (YLD) in these studies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Assessment of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) resulting from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) requires specific calculation methods and input data. The aims of this study were to (i) identify existing NCD burden of disease (BoD) activities in Europe; (ii) collate information on data sources for mortality and morbidity; and (iii) provide an overview of NCD-specific methods for calculating NCD DALYs.
Methods: NCD BoD studies were systematically searched in international electronic literature databases and in grey literature.
[Educational inequalities in mortality and survival of women and men in the Americas, 1990-2010].
Rev Panam Salud Publica
August 2015
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- - This paper introduces an action framework designed for countries with low tuberculosis (TB) incidence aiming to eliminate the disease, emphasizing a step-by-step approach towards "pre-elimination" and eventual complete elimination of TB.
- - The framework identifies challenges faced by low-incidence countries, such as decreased political commitment, funding, and awareness as TB rates decline, along with issues related to vulnerable populations and cross-border migration.
- - Eight priority action areas are outlined to tackle these challenges, including ensuring political support, addressing the needs of at-risk groups, and investing in research, all while emphasizing a multisectoral approach to ensure equitable access to TB diagnosis and treatment.
[Outbreaks of lymphogranuloma venereum among homosexual men in Europe, 2003-2004].
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin
February 2006
Objective: To assess the repercussion of late diagnosis of HIV infection on AIDS incidence in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy.
Design: Analysis of AIDS surveillance data.
Setting: Spain.