Chan, AHY;
Horne, R;
(2021)
Preventing a Post-Pandemic Double Burden of Disease in the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Global Advances in Health and Medicine
, 10
10.1177/21649561211010137.
(In press).
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Abstract
As the world focuses on containing the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and limiting the effects of the pandemic on the global population, care must be taken not to lose sight of existing individual health issues. There is a real risk of creating a 'post-pandemic double burden of disease'- where the pressures of having to manage acute COVID-19-related impacts on the health system are added to the existing burden of chronic non-communicable diseases or long-term conditions in developed countries. This could create a post-pandemic health crisis by devoting less attention to existing health conditions. A growing evidence base from other epidemics and health emergencies highlight the potential negative impact of short-term health crises on long-term public health. The significant disruptions to the usual healthcare systems and society can lead to increased morbidity and mortality in the long-term if not managed appropriately. This viewpoint provides an overview of the evidence to support the management of long-term conditions during, and after, health emergencies, to limit the impact of COVID-19 on public health in the short- and long-term.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Preventing a Post-Pandemic Double Burden of Disease in the COVID-19 Pandemic |
Location: | United States |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1177/21649561211010137 |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1177%2F21649561211010137 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
Keywords: | COVID-19, double burden of disease, health care, long-term conditions, post-pandemic, public health |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy > Practice and Policy |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10136490 |
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