A comparison of health system responses to COVID-19 in Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania in 2020

Banadinović, Maja; Lovrenčić, Iva Lukačević; Vajagić, Maja; Dimova, Antoniya; Rohova, Maria; Minev, Mincho; Scîntee, Silvia Gabriela; Vlădescu, Cristian; Fărcășanu, Dana; Robinson, Susannah; Spranger, Anne; Sagan, Anna; Rechel, Bernd

doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2022.02.003

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“…The pandemic is likely to have made society aware of mental health issues and how they should be managed [35]. On the other hand, it is this pandemic that has revealed in some countries the insufficient preparation of health systems [36].…”

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Designing the Well-Being of Romanians by Achieving Mental Health with Digital Methods and Public Health Promotion

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Taking care of mental health is a state of mind. Amid the challenges of the current context, mental health has become one of the problems with the greatest impact on citizens and the evolution of any economy. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people have become more anxious, solitary, preoccupied with themselves, and depressed because their entire universe has changed, by restricting their social and professional life; the increase in concern caused by a possible illness of them or those close to them made to isolate themselves. Two qualitative (group and in-depth interviews) and one survey-based quantitative research were carried out, which allowed the quantification of the opinions, perceptions, and attitudes of Romanians regarding the effectiveness of policies for the prevention and treatment of depression. Quantitative research revealed that most of the subjects had never participated in a mental health assessment, and a quarter of them had visited a mental health specialist more than two years ago. Based on the results, proposals were elaborated, which have been addressed both to the specialists from the Ministry of Health and to those from the academic environment, that may have an impact on the elaboration of some public mental health programs.

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Designing the Well-Being of Romanians by Achieving Mental Health with Digital Methods and Public Health Promotion

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“…In addition, the number of doctors per capita in Bulgaria is 8% higher than the European average and the number of patient beds is 40% higher than the European average. In addition, simplified health procedures and established online hotlines demonstrate Bulgaria's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic [37]. It can be said that all these factors affect the perception of Bulgarian citizens positively.…”

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Prediction of Life Quality Index Value Rankings of Countries After the COVID-19 Pandemic by Artificial Neural Networks

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There are some indexes that affect the quality of life of countries. Economic crises, pandemics, natural events, etc. affect these indexes. The COVID-19 pandemic also had a direct impact on all these indexes. In this study, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life of countries was investigated. In this context, 29 different artificial neural networks were trained between 2012 and 2019 with the data of 29 countries in the European continent, consisting of a total of six indexes. The countries' quality of life indexes for 2020 were predicted and compared with the quality of life indexes realized in 2020. The study was evaluated according to the performance criteria R, R2, RMSE and MAPE in the range "very good, good, valid and invalid" and showed “very good” results. In this study, it was found that the country with the highest decrease in quality of life after the pandemic was Germany and the country with the highest increase was Bulgaria. In Turkey and Spain, the change in quality of life indexes was close to zero. In accordance with the results, evaluations were made and suggestions were made.

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“…Sagan et al look at the Visegrad countries of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and the Slovak Republic which managed to control the first outbreak with strict measures, but then saw an erosion in support and loosening of measures as political and economic considerations started to prevail [23] . Džakula et al describe a similar experience in Bulgaria, Croatia, and Romania [24] . After initial success, political and economic interests started to become dominant while public trust in government faded.…”

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A comparison of health system responses to COVID-19 in Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania in 2020

Cited by 32 publications

References 14 publications

Designing the Well-Being of Romanians by Achieving Mental Health with Digital Methods and Public Health Promotion

Designing the Well-Being of Romanians by Achieving Mental Health with Digital Methods and Public Health Promotion

Prediction of Life Quality Index Value Rankings of Countries After the COVID-19 Pandemic by Artificial Neural Networks

Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic

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