Burden of infectious disease studies in Europe and the United Kingdom: a review of methodological design choices

Charalampous P, Haagsma JA, Jakobsen LS, Gorasso V, Noguer I, Padron-Monedero A, Sarmiento R, Santos JV, Mcdonald SA, Plass D, Wyper GM, Assunção R, Von Der Lippe E, Ádám B, Alkerwi A, Arabloo J, Baltazar AL, Bikbov B, Borrell-Pages M, Brus I, Burazeri G, Chaintoutis SC, Chen-Xu J, Chkhaberidze N, Cilovic-Lagarija S, Corso B, Cuschieri S, Di Bari C, Dopelt K, Economou M, Emeto TI, Fantke P, Fischer F, Freitas A, García-González JM, Gazzelloni F, Gissler M, Gkitakou A, Gulmez H, Gunes S, Haller S, Haneef R, Hincapié CA, Hynds P, Idavain J, Ilic M, Ilic I, Isola G, Kabir Z, Kamusheva M, Kolkhir P, Konar NM, Kostoulas P, Kulimbet M, La Vecchia C, Lauriola P, Levi M, Majer M, Mechili EA, Monasta L, Mondello S, Muñoz Laguna J, Nena E, Ng ES, Nguewa P, Niranjan V, Nola IA, O'caoimh R, Obradović M, Pallari E, Peyroteo M, Pinheiro V, Pranjic N, Reina Ortiz M, Riva S, Santoso CMA, Santric Milicevic M, Schmitt T, Speybroeck N, Sprügel M, Steiropoulos P, Stevanovic A, Thygesen LC, Tozija F, Unim B, Bektaş Uysal H, Varga O, Vasic M, Vieira RJ, Yigit V, Devleesschauwer B, Pires SM (2023)

Publication Type: Journal article, Review article

Publication year: 2023

Journal

DOI: 10.1017/S0950268823000031

Abstract

This systematic literature review aimed to provide an overview of the characteristics and methods used in studies applying the Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALY) concept for infectious diseases within European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA)/European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries and the United Kingdom. Electronic databases and grey literature were searched for articles reporting the assessment of DALY and its components. We considered studies in which researchers performed DALY calculations using primary epidemiological data input sources. We screened 3,053 studies of which 2,948 were excluded and 105 studies met our inclusion criteria. Of these studies, 22 were multi-country and 83 were single-country studies, of which 46 were from the Netherlands. Food- and water-borne diseases were the most frequently studied infectious diseases. Between 2015 and 2022, the number of burden of infectious disease studies was 1.6 times higher compared to that published between 2000 and 2014. Almost all studies (97%) estimated DALYs based on the incidence- and pathogen-based approach and without social weighting functions; however, there was less methodological consensus with regards to the disability weights and life tables that were applied. The number of burden of infectious disease studies undertaken across Europe has increased over time. Development and use of guidelines will promote performing burden of infectious disease studies and facilitate comparability of the results.

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Technical University of Denmark / Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU) Denmark (DK) Universiteit Gent (UGent) / Ghent University Belgium (BE) Erasmus University Medical Center (MC) Netherlands (NL) National School of Public Health (Spain) Spain (ES) Universidade do Porto Portugal (PT) Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment / Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM) Netherlands (NL) Umweltbundesamt (UBA) Germany (DE) University of Glasgow United Kingdom (GB) National Health Institute Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA) Portugal (PT) Robert Koch-Institut (RKI) Germany (DE) United Arab Emirates University / جامعة الإمارات العربية المتحدة United Arab Emirates (AE) Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra (ESTSC) Portugal (PT) Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research (IRCCS) / Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri Italy (IT) University of Medicine / Universiteti i Mjekësisë Albania (AL) Ministry of Health (MISA) Luxembourg (LU) Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS) / دانشگاه علوم پزشکی ایران Iran, Islamic Republic of (IR) Sant Pau Institute for Biomedical Research (IIBSP) / Institut de Recerca de L’hospital de La Santa Creu i de Sant Pau Spain (ES) New University of Lisbon / Universidade Nova de Lisboa Portugal (PT) National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC) / დაავადებათა კონტროლისა და საზოგადოებრივი ჯანმრთელობის ეროვნული ცენტრი Georgia (GE) James Cook University Australia (AU) Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Germany (DE) Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) / National Research Council of Italy Italy (IT) Institute for Public Health of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia And Herzegovina (BA) University of Southern Denmark / Syddansk Universitet Denmark (DK) University of Malta Malta (MT) Sciensano Belgium (BE) Ashkelon Academic College Israel (IL) Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) / Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου Cyprus (CY) Universidad Pablo de Olavide of Seville Spain (ES) The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) United Kingdom (GB) Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare / Terveyden ja Hyvinvoinnin Laitos (THL) Finland (FI) İzmir Democracy University Turkey (TR) Ondokuz Mayıs University Turkey (TR) French Institute for Public Health Surveillance / Santé publique France France (FR) University of Zurich / Universität Zürich (UZH) Switzerland (CH) Technological University Dublin / Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Atha Cliath Ireland (IE) Tervise Arengu Instituut Estonia (EE) University of Kragujevac Serbia (RS) University of Belgrade / Универзитет у Београду Serbia (RS) Università degli Studi di Catania Italy (IT) University College Cork (UCC) Ireland (IE) Medical University Sofia / Медицински университет Bulgaria (BG) Federazione Nazionale degli Ordini dei Medici Chirurghi e degli Odontoiatri (FNOMCeO) Italy (IT) Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Turkey (TR) University of Thessaly / Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας Greece (GR) Al-Farabi Kazakh National University / Äl Farabï atındağı Qazaq Ulttıq Unïversïteti Kazakhstan (KZ) Università degli studi di Milano Italy (IT) University of Zagreb / Sveučilište u Zagrebu Croatia (HR) Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) Belgium (BE) University of Crete / Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης Greece (GR) I.R.C.C.S. materno infantile Burlo Garofolo Italy (IT) University of Messina / Università degli Studi di Messina Italy (IT) Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH) / Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης Greece (GR) London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine United Kingdom (GB) Universidad de Navarra Spain (ES) University College Dublin (UCD) Ireland (IE) Mercy University Hospital Ireland (IE) University of Banja Luka Bosnia And Herzegovina (BA) Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos Portugal (PT) University of Tuzla Bosnia And Herzegovina (BA) Boise State University United States (USA) (US) St Mary's University Twickenham London United Kingdom (GB) University of Debrecen / Debreceni Egyetem Hungary (HU) Maastricht University Netherlands (NL) Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje / Универзитет „Св. Кирил и Методиј“ во Скопје Republic of North Macedonia (MK) Italian National Health Institute / Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) Italy (IT) Adnan Menderes University / Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Turkey (TR) Semmelweis University / Semmelweis Egyetem Hungary (HU) Novi Sad School of Business / Visoka poslovna škola strukovnih studija Novi Sad Serbia (RS) Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Turkey (TR)

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APA:

Charalampous, P., Haagsma, J.A., Jakobsen, L.S., Gorasso, V., Noguer, I., Padron-Monedero, A.,... Pires, S.M. (2023). Burden of infectious disease studies in Europe and the United Kingdom: a review of methodological design choices. EPIDEMIOL INFECT . https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268823000031

MLA:

Charalampous, Periklis, et al. "Burden of infectious disease studies in Europe and the United Kingdom: a review of methodological design choices." EPIDEMIOL INFECT (2023).

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