Burden of non-communicable disease studies in Europe: a systematic review of data sources and methodological choices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Assessment of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) resulting from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) requires specific calculation methods and input data. The aims of this study were to (i) identify existing NCD burden of disease (BoD) activities in Europe; (ii) collate information on data sources for mortality and morbidity; and (iii) provide an overview of NCD-specific methods for calculating NCD DALYs.

Methods

NCD BoD studies were systematically searched in international electronic literature databases and in grey literature. We included all BoD studies that used the DALY metric to quantify the health impact of one or more NCDs in countries belonging to the European Region.

Results

A total of 163 BoD studies were retained: 96 (59%) were single-country or

SUBMITTER: Charalampous P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8975530 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature