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EPH22 Prevalence and risk factors of post COVID-19 condition in previously hospitalized patients in Bolivar, Colombia: an observational study
(Elsevier Ltd., 2022)
Objectives: To estimate the prevalence and risk factors of post-COVID-19 condition after at least three months of hospital discharge in a retrospective cohort of patients from a health insurance company (Mutual SER EPS) ...
Effectiveness of CoronaVac and BNT162b2 COVID-19 mass vaccination in Colombia: a population-based cohort study
(Elsevier Ltd., 2022)
Background In February 2021, Colombia began mass vaccination against COVID-19 using mainly BNT162b2 and CoronaVac vaccines. We aimed to estimate vaccine effectiveness (VE) to prevent COVID-19 symptomatic cases, hospitalization, ...
Centers of excellence implementation for treating rheumatoid arthritis in Colombia: A cost-analysis
(2021)
Background: Health systems need to optimize the use of resources, especially in high-cost diseases as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We aimed to evaluate the efficiency of using centers of excellence (CoE) as a strategy for ...
Infant immunization coverage in a colombian poor municipality in the post-conflict era
(Elsevier Ltd., 2022)
Colombia has an expanded program of immunization of >22 biologics mainly for younger than 6 years old. We aimed to estimate vaccination coverage in children under 6 years old in San Jacinto (Bolivar), in a post-conflict ...
Characteristics and monetary compensation of caregivers for patients with rheumatic conditions
(Universidad de la Costa, 2019)
Musculoskeletal disorders (MD) are highly prevalent conditions that affect quality of life. MD cause physical and psychological dependence. Usually, the care of a patient with MD is assumed by a caregiver. The aim of this ...
Direct medical costs of severe asthma in two colombian reference centers
(Corporación Universidad de la Costa, 2020)
Objectives: Severe asthma, although infrequent, generates an important clinical and economic burden in both patients and healthcare system. We aimed to describe demographic and clinical characteristics, exacerbations, ...
Budgetary impact analysis of preexposure prophylaxis (prep) strategy for the prevention of hiv in Colombia, 2019-2021
(Corporación Universidad de la Costa, 2020)
We aimed to estimate the budgetary impact of a PrEP strategy for the prevention and control of HIV in men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) in Colombia. We adapted a budgetary impact model developed ...
Impact in hospitalization costs of a cardiovascular risk management program in Colombia: a propensity score matching model
(Corporación Universidad de la Costa, 2020)
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death and burden of disease in Colombia and globally. In 2017, CVD represented the 12% of total DALYs. CVD is a costly disease from patient, family and societal ...
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa: a single center analysis
(Mosby Inc., 2021-09-01)
Introduction: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is an underdiagnosed and undertreated skin affection. Previous studies suggest that psychiatric conditions are more frequent in patients with HS than in other dermotologic diseases. ...
Medical resource use in patients with psoriatic arthritis in a comprehensive rheumatological center in Colombia
(Corporación Universidad de la Costa, 2020)
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder, impairs the quality of life of patients. The aim of this study was to describe the medical resource use in patients with PsA in a comprehensive rheumatological ...