Retrospective Post-Hospitalisation COVID-19 Mortality Risk Assessment of Patients in South Africa
<b><i>Background</i></b>: This study explores the determinants impacting the mortality risk of COVID-19 patients following hospitalisation within South Africa’s Limpopo province. <b><i>Methods</i></b>: Utilising a dataset comprising 388 patients, the i...
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| description | <b><i>Background</i></b>: This study explores the determinants impacting the mortality risk of COVID-19 patients following hospitalisation within South Africa’s Limpopo province. <b><i>Methods</i></b>: Utilising a dataset comprising 388 patients, the investigation employs a frailty regression model to evaluate the influence of diverse characteristics on mortality outcomes, contrasting its performance against other parametric models based on loglikelihood measures. <b><i>Results</i></b>: The findings underscore diabetes and hypertension as notable contributors to heightened mortality rates, underscoring the urgency of effectively managing these comorbidities to optimise patient well-being. Additionally, regional discrepancies come to the fore, with the Capricorn district demonstrating elevated mortality risks, thereby accentuating the necessity for precisely targeted interventions. Medical interventions, particularly ventilation, emerge as pivotal factors in mitigating mortality risk. Gender-based distinctions in mortality patterns also underscore the need for bespoke patient care strategies. <b><i>Conclusions</i></b>: Collectively, these outcomes supply practical insights with implications for healthcare interventions, policy formulation, and clinical strategies aimed at ameliorating COVID-19 mortality risk among individuals discharged from hospitals within South Africa’s Limpopo province. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-788c1944538e489987820cbfea25df692023-11-19T10:20:11ZengMDPI AGEuropean Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education2174-81442254-96252023-09-011391655167510.3390/ejihpe13090120Retrospective Post-Hospitalisation COVID-19 Mortality Risk Assessment of Patients in South AfricaAlexander Boateng0Daniel Maposa1Reshoketswe Mokobane2Department of Biostatistics, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South AfricaDepartment of Statistics and Operations Research, University of Limpopo, Polokwane 0727, South AfricaDepartment of Statistics and Operations Research, University of Limpopo, Polokwane 0727, South Africa<b><i>Background</i></b>: This study explores the determinants impacting the mortality risk of COVID-19 patients following hospitalisation within South Africa’s Limpopo province. <b><i>Methods</i></b>: Utilising a dataset comprising 388 patients, the investigation employs a frailty regression model to evaluate the influence of diverse characteristics on mortality outcomes, contrasting its performance against other parametric models based on loglikelihood measures. <b><i>Results</i></b>: The findings underscore diabetes and hypertension as notable contributors to heightened mortality rates, underscoring the urgency of effectively managing these comorbidities to optimise patient well-being. Additionally, regional discrepancies come to the fore, with the Capricorn district demonstrating elevated mortality risks, thereby accentuating the necessity for precisely targeted interventions. Medical interventions, particularly ventilation, emerge as pivotal factors in mitigating mortality risk. Gender-based distinctions in mortality patterns also underscore the need for bespoke patient care strategies. <b><i>Conclusions</i></b>: Collectively, these outcomes supply practical insights with implications for healthcare interventions, policy formulation, and clinical strategies aimed at ameliorating COVID-19 mortality risk among individuals discharged from hospitals within South Africa’s Limpopo province.https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/13/9/120survival modelCOVID-19parametric modelssemi-parametric frailty model |
| spellingShingle | Alexander Boateng Daniel Maposa Reshoketswe Mokobane Retrospective Post-Hospitalisation COVID-19 Mortality Risk Assessment of Patients in South Africa European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education survival model COVID-19 parametric models semi-parametric frailty model |
| title | Retrospective Post-Hospitalisation COVID-19 Mortality Risk Assessment of Patients in South Africa |
| title_full | Retrospective Post-Hospitalisation COVID-19 Mortality Risk Assessment of Patients in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Retrospective Post-Hospitalisation COVID-19 Mortality Risk Assessment of Patients in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Retrospective Post-Hospitalisation COVID-19 Mortality Risk Assessment of Patients in South Africa |
| title_short | Retrospective Post-Hospitalisation COVID-19 Mortality Risk Assessment of Patients in South Africa |
| title_sort | retrospective post hospitalisation covid 19 mortality risk assessment of patients in south africa |
| topic | survival model COVID-19 parametric models semi-parametric frailty model |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/13/9/120 |
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