COVID‐19 pandemic and methanol poisoning outbreak in Iranian children and adolescents: A data linkage study

Abstract Objectives This systematic and meta-analysis review was conducted to determine the status of Iranian children and adolescents’ physical activity. Content All the related articles which were published in the major databases, including Pubmed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, Magiran, SID from the beginning of 2010 to the end of 2019, were reviewed by researchers. The Newcastle-Ottawa scale was also used to evaluate the quality of articles. Moreover, I 2 index and chi-square were used to assess the heterogeneity between the results. Summary 490 articles were found as a result of the search in the selected international and local databases, where finally, 10 articles were included into the meta-analysis after the elimination of the duplicated articles and applying inclusion and exclusion criteria. The results indicated that 29.5% of the girls were considered active according to WHO criteria (16.1–42.8: 95% CI) and also 20.5% of the boys (7.3–33.7: 95% CI). Outlook Overall, this study’s findings showed that a large percentage of Iranian children and adolescents do not achieve the level of physical activity recommended by the World Health Organization. This can lead to undesirable consequences for this group of population that is considered as the human capital of any country; consequently, it seems necessary to take basic measures at the micro and macro levels in order to reduce such problems in the society.

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One in four major ischaemic heart disease events are fatal and 60% are pre-hospital deaths: a national data-linkage study (ANZACS-QI 8)

European Heart Journal ◽

10.1093/eurheartj/ehv524 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. ehv524 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Corina Grey ◽

Rod Jackson ◽

Morten Schmidt ◽

Majid Ezzati ◽

Perviz Asaria ◽

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Keyword(s):

Heart Disease ◽

Ischaemic Heart Disease ◽

Data Linkage ◽

Linkage Study ◽

National Data ◽

Hospital Deaths

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Statin use and survival among women with ovarian cancer: an Australian national data-linkage study

British Journal of Cancer ◽

10.1038/s41416-021-01460-4 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jia-Li Feng ◽

Suzanne C. Dixon-Suen ◽

Susan J. Jordan ◽

Penelope M. Webb

Keyword(s):

Ovarian Cancer ◽

Data Linkage ◽

Linkage Study ◽

National Data ◽

Statin Use

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Percentile Values for Serum levels of Vitamin A and Vitamin D in Iranian children and adolescents: The CASPIAN-V study

Nutrition ◽

10.1016/j.nut.2021.111307 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 111307

Author(s):

Mostafa Qorbani ◽

Armita Mahdavi-Gorab ◽

Hanieh-Sadat Ejtahed ◽

Nazli Namazi ◽

Maliheh Khoramdad ◽

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Keyword(s):

Vitamin D ◽

Vitamin A ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Serum Levels ◽

Iranian Children

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Healthcare use and costs in the last year of life: a national population data linkage study

BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care ◽

10.1136/bmjspcare-2020-002708 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. bmjspcare-2020-002708

Author(s):

Katharina Diernberger ◽

Xhyljeta Luta ◽

Joanna Bowden ◽

Marie Fallon ◽

Joanne Droney ◽

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Keyword(s):

End Of Life ◽

Secondary Care ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Data Linkage ◽

Hospital Admissions ◽

Community Support ◽

Population Data ◽

Linkage Study ◽

Healthcare Use ◽

Admission Rates

BackgroundPeople who are nearing the end of life are high users of healthcare. The cost to providers is high and the value of care is uncertain.ObjectivesTo describe the pattern, trajectory and drivers of secondary care use and cost by people in Scotland in their last year of life.MethodsRetrospective whole-population secondary care administrative data linkage study of Scottish decedents of 60 years and over between 2012 and 2017 (N=274 048).ResultsSecondary care use was high in the last year of life with a sharp rise in inpatient admissions in the last 3 months. The mean cost was £10 000. Cause of death was associated with differing patterns of healthcare use: dying of cancer was preceded by the greatest number of hospital admissions and dementia the least. Greater age was associated with lower admission rates and cost. There was higher resource use in the urban areas. No difference was observed by deprivation.ConclusionsHospitalisation near the end of life was least frequent for older people and those living rurally, although length of stay for both groups, when they were admitted, was longer. Research is required to understand if variation in hospitalisation is due to variation in the quantity or quality of end-of-life care available, varying community support, patient preferences or an inevitable consequence of disease-specific needs.

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