An attempt to measure burden of disease using disability adjusted life years for Sri Lanka.
Ceylon Med J
;
2000 Sep; 45(3): 110-5
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-47277
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Disability adjusted life years (DALY) is a measure of burden of disease (BOD) that assesses the years of healthy life lost due to disease or illness.OBJECTIVE:
The main objective of the study was to develop a draft measure of the BOD in Sri Lanka, using DALY.METHODS:
Computation was done for 100 disease categories identified to reflect the disease pattern in Sri Lanka. Factors that were considered for the calculation of DALY were incidence, degree of disability, duration of the illness and age of onset.RESULTS:
Injuries, ischaemic heart disease, asthma, disease of the pulmonary circulation and burns contribute to 55% of BOD in Sri Lanka.CONCLUSION:
The highest burden was due to non-communicable diseases, as their duration and degree of disability are high. Diseases such as malaria, which are short term illnesses with low disability, although affecting large numbers, did not give a high value for DALY.
Texto completo:
DisponíveL
Índice:
IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Sri Lanka
/
Humanos
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Indicadores Básicos de Saúde
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Pessoas com Deficiência
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Ceylon Med J
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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