Essays about: "years lived with a disability"

Found 2 essays containing the words years lived with a disability.

1. 1. Geographical inequalities in burden of disease at local authority level in Scotland: A subnational analysis for the Scottish Burden of Disease Study 2016

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

   Author : Georgia Dyer; [2020]
   Keywords : Burden of disease; disability-adjusted life years; years of life lost; years lived with a disability; Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation; local authorities; Scotland; Medicine and Health Sciences;

   Abstract : Background: Scotland possesses the worst mortality outcomes and slowest improvement in life expectancy of Western Europe. Within Scotland, stark inequalities exist in both morbidity and mortality. There remains paucity in assessment of subnational variation in disease burden. READ MORE

3. 2. Disability Adjusted Life Years in a Regional and Cultural Perspective. : Who Should weight the disabilities?

   University essay from Nordiska ministerrådet/Nordic School of Public Health NHV

   Author : Morten Gunnersen; [2006]
   Keywords : Public Health; Disability Adjusted Life Years; DALY; Context; Culture; Collaboration; Facilitation; Folkesundhed; Disability Adjusted Life Years; DALY; kontekst; kultur; samarbejde; konsulent;

   Abstract : The concept of disability adjusted life years (DALY) came forward in the early 1990’s to be used as a measurement of the burden of disease. The DALY combines the burden with regard to premature death and years lived with a disease. Much criticism has been raised since then with regard to e.g. READ MORE