Factors Affecting Mortality Risk of Patients Due to COVID-19 Outbreak: A Case Study
Journal Title: Journal of Quality in Health Care & Economics (JQHE) - Year 2020, Vol 3, Issue 6
Abstract
Human societies are dealing with infectious diseases for centuries. The consequences of this infectious disease outbreak are multifaceted. Apart from socio-economic disruption, the outbreak also causes thousands of humans’ lives. The recent COVID-19 is the deadliest of this century’s outbreak already causes hundreds of thousands of lives all over the world. Several studies have been conducted to identify the virus’s nature, its severity compared to other flu viruses and methods of spread. However, there has been no study that emphasizes the quantitative analysis of mortality risk of patients considering different clinical and social circumstances which are also known as factors. In this case study, real-life mortality data have been analyzed and the severity effect of different factors on mortality due to COVID-19 has been categorized. Considering all factors simultaneously, a method to estimate the mortality risk index of patients is also presented. The estimated mortality risk index results show how different combinations of factors have influenced the mortality chances of patients differently.
Authors and Affiliations
Karevan A, Limon S, Tee KF*
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP750539
- DOI 10.23880/jqhe-16000198
- Views 3
- Downloads 0
Performance Evaluation on Science and Innovation Management Process in A Cuban Medical University
Quality represents a form of management focused and concerned on user satisfaction, as well as processes and results improvement. In an institution like the university, quality must involve all academic and administrati...
Characterization of the Socioeconomic Inequity Attributable to Smoking
Background: The socioeconomic inequity attributable to smoking is a social untouchable cost. It has several forms to impact over the economy and the society in general. At same time, each impact form determines a form o...
Stunting and Human Catastrophe in the Future (Analysis of Case Stunting in Indonesia)
Stunting as an event of failure to grow as a normal human is indicated through measurements of height / age, weight/age, and various other anthropometric measurements. If it continues to adulthood, it will lose the oppo...
The Initiative IdeiaSUS and the Perspectives of a Collaborative Network: For an Ecology of Locoregional Knowledge
This is a paper about IdeiaSUS, an Oswaldo Cruz Foundation’s initiative associated with CONASS & CONASEMS, two health secretaries organizations of nationwide, which attempts to focus on a theoretical framework to struct...
Health Education Strategy for Improving the Attitude of Adults towards Covid-19 Precautions in Udenu
Introduction: Due to the rising cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, the government has adopted some safety precautions to control the spread. However, the poor attitude of adults towards COVID-19 safety precautions has aided...