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Observational studyDisaster medicine and public health preparedness2022

Does the Prosperity of a Country Play a Role in COVID-19 Outcomes?

Amir Khorram-Manesh, Eric Carlström, Attila J Hertelendy, Krzysztof Goniewicz, Carter B Casady, Frederick M Burkle

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Observational study in Disaster medicine and public health preparedness, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Amir Khorram-ManeshInstitute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-2734-5733
Eric CarlströmInstitute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Attila J HertelendyDepartment of Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business, Florida International University, Miami, FL.
Krzysztof GoniewiczDepartment of Aviation Security, Military University of Aviation, 08-521Dęblin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4368-6850
Carter B CasadyFaculty of the Built Environment, Bartlett School of Construction and Project Management, University College London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-9215-7168
Frederick M BurkleHarvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard University and T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-5110-7284

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aims to clarify the association between prosperity and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outcomes and its impact on the future management of pandemics.

methodsThis is an observational study using information from 2 online registries. The numbers of infected individuals and deaths and the prosperity rank of each country were obtained from worldometer.info and the Legatum Institute's Prosperity Index, respectively.

resultsThere is a combination of countries with high and low prosperity on the list of COVID-19-infected countries. The risk of the virus pandemic seems to be more extensive in countries with high prosperity. A Spearman's rho test confirmed a significant correlation between prosperity, the number of COVID-19 cases, and the number of deaths at the 99% level.

conclusionNew emerging pandemics affect all nations. In order to increase the likelihood of successfully managing future events, it is important to consider preexisting health security, valid population-based management approaches, medical decision-making, communication, continuous assessment, triage, treatment, early and complete physical distancing strategies, and logistics. These elements cannot be taught on-site and on occasion. There is a need for innovative and regular educational activities for all stakeholders committed to safeguarding our future defense systems concerning diagnostic, protection, treatment, and rehabilitation in pandemics, as well as other emergencies.

Indexed as

COVID-19SARS-CoV-2HumansPandemicsPhysical DistancingTriageCOVID-19mortalitypandemicprosperitypublic health emergencies

Identifiers

PMID32782059
PMCPMC7477401

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