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Improved strategies to counter the COVID-19 pandemic: Lockdowns vs. primary and community healthcare

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    Identificador: imarina:9138987
    Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina9138987
    Autors:
    Farsalinos KPoulas KKouretas DVantarakis ALeotsinidis MKouvelas DDocea AOKostoff RGerotziafas GTAntoniou MNPolosa RBarbouni AYiakoumaki VGiannouchos TVBagos PGLazopoulos GIzotov BNTutelyan VAAschner MHartung TWallace HMCarvalho FDomingo JLTsatsakis A
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    © 2020 The Authors COVID-19 pandemic mitigation strategies are mainly based on social distancing measures and healthcare system reinforcement. However, many countries in Europe and elsewhere implemented strict, horizontal lockdowns because of extensive viral spread in the community which challenges the capacity of the healthcare systems. However, strict lockdowns have various untintended adverse social, economic and health effects, which have yet to be fully elucidated, and have not been considered in models examining the effects of various mitigation measures. Unlike commonly suggested, the dilemma is not about health vs wealth because the economic devastation of long-lasting lockdowns will definitely have adverse health effects in the population. Furthermore, they cannot provide a lasting solution in pandemic containment, potentially resulting in a vicious cycle of consecutive lockdowns with in-between breaks. Hospital preparedness has been the main strategy used by governments. However, a major characteristic of the COVID-19 pandemic is the rapid viral transmission in populations with no immunity. Thus, even the best hospital system could not cope with the demand. Primary, community and home care are the only viable strategies that could achieve the goal of pandemic mitigation. We present the case example of Greece, a country which followed a strategy focused on hospital preparedness but failed to reinforce primary and community care. This, along with strategic mistakes in epidemiological surveillance, resulted in Greece implementing a second strict, horizontal lockdown and having one of the highest COVID-19 death rates in Europe during the second wave. We provide recommendations for measures that will reinstate primary and community care at the forefront in managing

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    Autor segons l'article: Farsalinos K; Poulas K; Kouretas D; Vantarakis A; Leotsinidis M; Kouvelas D; Docea AO; Kostoff R; Gerotziafas GT; Antoniou MN; Polosa R; Barbouni A; Yiakoumaki V; Giannouchos TV; Bagos PG; Lazopoulos G; Izotov BN; Tutelyan VA; Aschner M; Hartung T; Wallace HM; Carvalho F; Domingo JL; Tsatsakis A
    Departament: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
    Autor/s de la URV: Domingo Roig, José Luis
    Paraules clau: Primary care Hospital preparedness Horizontal lockdowns Covid-19 pandemic
    Resum: © 2020 The Authors COVID-19 pandemic mitigation strategies are mainly based on social distancing measures and healthcare system reinforcement. However, many countries in Europe and elsewhere implemented strict, horizontal lockdowns because of extensive viral spread in the community which challenges the capacity of the healthcare systems. However, strict lockdowns have various untintended adverse social, economic and health effects, which have yet to be fully elucidated, and have not been considered in models examining the effects of various mitigation measures. Unlike commonly suggested, the dilemma is not about health vs wealth because the economic devastation of long-lasting lockdowns will definitely have adverse health effects in the population. Furthermore, they cannot provide a lasting solution in pandemic containment, potentially resulting in a vicious cycle of consecutive lockdowns with in-between breaks. Hospital preparedness has been the main strategy used by governments. However, a major characteristic of the COVID-19 pandemic is the rapid viral transmission in populations with no immunity. Thus, even the best hospital system could not cope with the demand. Primary, community and home care are the only viable strategies that could achieve the goal of pandemic mitigation. We present the case example of Greece, a country which followed a strategy focused on hospital preparedness but failed to reinforce primary and community care. This, along with strategic mistakes in epidemiological surveillance, resulted in Greece implementing a second strict, horizontal lockdown and having one of the highest COVID-19 death rates in Europe during the second wave. We provide recommendations for measures that will reinstate primary and community care at the forefront in managing the current public health crisis by protecting hospitals from unnecessary admissions, providing primary and secondary prevention services in relation to COVID-19 and maintaining population health through treatment of non−COVID-19 conditions. This, together with more selective social distancing measures (instead of horizontal lockdowns), represents the only viable and realistic long-term strategy for COVID-19 pandemic mitigation.
    Àrees temàtiques: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Toxicology Saúde coletiva Química Psicología Odontología Nutrição Medicina veterinaria Medicina ii Materiais Interdisciplinar Health, toxicology and mutagenesis Farmacia Engenharias ii Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Biotecnología Biodiversidade
    Accès a la llicència d'ús: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Adreça de correu electrònic de l'autor: joseluis.domingo@urv.cat
    Identificador de l'autor: 0000-0001-6647-9470
    Data d'alta del registre: 2024-07-27
    Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Enllaç font original: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750020304431?via%3Dihub
    URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Referència a l'article segons font original: Toxicology Reports. 8 1-9
    Referència de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Farsalinos K; Poulas K; Kouretas D; Vantarakis A; Leotsinidis M; Kouvelas D; Docea AO; Kostoff R; Gerotziafas GT; Antoniou MN; Polosa R; Barbouni A; Y (2021). Improved strategies to counter the COVID-19 pandemic: Lockdowns vs. primary and community healthcare. Toxicology Reports, 8(), 1-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2020.12.001
    DOI de l'article: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2020.12.001
    Entitat: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Any de publicació de la revista: 2021
    Tipus de publicació: Journal Publications

  • Paraules clau:

    Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Toxicology
    Primary care
    Hospital preparedness
    Horizontal lockdowns
    Covid-19 pandemic
    Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros
    Toxicology
    Saúde coletiva
    Química
    Psicología
    Odontología
    Nutrição
    Medicina veterinaria
    Medicina ii
    Materiais
    Interdisciplinar
    Health, toxicology and mutagenesis
    Farmacia
    Engenharias ii
    Ciências biológicas iii
    Ciências biológicas ii
    Ciências biológicas i
    Ciências ambientais
    Biotecnología
    Biodiversidade

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