Hospital medical care and the COVID-19 mortality in METEOR partner countries (the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, And Poland)
Objectives Healthcare systems in European countries, including METEOR partner countries, are faced with the aging population, an increase in costs for innovative technologies and medication, a shortage of health professionals, and inequality in access to healthcare. Presented paper aimed to recogniz...
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| author | Małgorzata Kowalska Peter de Winter Lode Godderis Anke Boone Szymon Szemik |
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Healthcare systems in European countries, including METEOR partner countries, are faced with the aging population, an increase in
costs for innovative technologies and medication, a shortage of health professionals, and inequality in access to healthcare. Presented paper aimed
to recognize and compare the functioning of healthcare systems between METEOR partner countries and simultaneously check if the current epidemiological
situation of COVID-19 has some relationship with the number of medical staff, yearly gross domestic product, or documented percentage of fully vaccinated people.
Material and Methods
In the model of descriptive epidemiological study, available demographic, socioeconomic,
and healthcare organizational data in the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, and Poland were compared to the epidemiological situation of the COVID-19
pandemic (percentage of fully vaccinated people, incidence, and mortality) in all mentioned countries.
Results
Obtained data confirmed that
the lowest number of physicians, as well as the life expectancy and gross domestic product per capita, is in Poland. Simultaneously, the lower
number of medical staff and lower gross domestic product (GDP) correspond to higher mortality due to COVID-19. The percentage of fully vaccinated
with the last dose of the primary series was also the lowest in Poland.
Conclusions
Obtained results confirmed that higher mortality due
to COVID-19 in METEOR participants’ countries is related to a lower number of medical staff and weaker GDP. The worse situation was noted in
Poland, a country with problems in the functioning healthcare system, including hospital care and a serious shortage of practicing medical staff. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(3):417–27 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a9215bbc351e4aee9fc970e4a2e49a242023-09-11T11:00:49ZengNofer Institute of Occupational MedicineInternational Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health1232-10871896-494X2023-08-0136341742710.13075/ijomeh.1896.02187169244Hospital medical care and the COVID-19 mortality in METEOR partner countries (the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, And Poland)Małgorzata Kowalska0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9386-0346Peter de Winter1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8476-5312Lode Godderis2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4764-8835Anke Boone3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4075-3571Szymon Szemik4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5819-8927The Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland (Department of Epidemiology, School of Medical Sciences in Katowice)Spaarne Gasthuis, Haarlem and Hoofddorp, The Netherlands (Department of Pediatrics)KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (Centre for Environment and Health)KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (Centre for Environment and Health)The Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland (Department of Epidemiology, School of Medical Sciences in Katowice)Objectives Healthcare systems in European countries, including METEOR partner countries, are faced with the aging population, an increase in costs for innovative technologies and medication, a shortage of health professionals, and inequality in access to healthcare. Presented paper aimed to recognize and compare the functioning of healthcare systems between METEOR partner countries and simultaneously check if the current epidemiological situation of COVID-19 has some relationship with the number of medical staff, yearly gross domestic product, or documented percentage of fully vaccinated people. Material and Methods In the model of descriptive epidemiological study, available demographic, socioeconomic, and healthcare organizational data in the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, and Poland were compared to the epidemiological situation of the COVID-19 pandemic (percentage of fully vaccinated people, incidence, and mortality) in all mentioned countries. Results Obtained data confirmed that the lowest number of physicians, as well as the life expectancy and gross domestic product per capita, is in Poland. Simultaneously, the lower number of medical staff and lower gross domestic product (GDP) correspond to higher mortality due to COVID-19. The percentage of fully vaccinated with the last dose of the primary series was also the lowest in Poland. Conclusions Obtained results confirmed that higher mortality due to COVID-19 in METEOR participants’ countries is related to a lower number of medical staff and weaker GDP. The worse situation was noted in Poland, a country with problems in the functioning healthcare system, including hospital care and a serious shortage of practicing medical staff. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(3):417–27http://ijomeh.eu/Hospital-medical-care-and-the-COVID-19-mortality-in-METEOR-partner-countries-the,169244,0,2.htmlepidemiologic studiescovid-19sars-cov-2medical staffmortality ratehealthcare systems |
| spellingShingle | Małgorzata Kowalska Peter de Winter Lode Godderis Anke Boone Szymon Szemik Hospital medical care and the COVID-19 mortality in METEOR partner countries (the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, And Poland) International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health epidemiologic studies covid-19 sars-cov-2 medical staff mortality rate healthcare systems |
| title | Hospital medical care and the COVID-19 mortality in METEOR partner countries (the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, And Poland) |
| title_full | Hospital medical care and the COVID-19 mortality in METEOR partner countries (the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, And Poland) |
| title_fullStr | Hospital medical care and the COVID-19 mortality in METEOR partner countries (the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, And Poland) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hospital medical care and the COVID-19 mortality in METEOR partner countries (the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, And Poland) |
| title_short | Hospital medical care and the COVID-19 mortality in METEOR partner countries (the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, And Poland) |
| title_sort | hospital medical care and the covid 19 mortality in meteor partner countries the netherlands belgium italy and poland |
| topic | epidemiologic studies covid-19 sars-cov-2 medical staff mortality rate healthcare systems |
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