dc.contributor.author | Khorram-Manesh, Amir | |
dc.contributor.author | Carlström, Eric | |
dc.contributor.author | Hertelendy, Attila J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Goniewicz, Krzysztof | |
dc.contributor.author | Casady, Carter B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Burkle, Frederick M. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-10T12:04:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-05-10T12:04:44Z | |
dc.date.created | 2020-11-25T12:54:48Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Khorram-Manesh, A., Carlström, E., Hertelendy, A. J., Goniewicz, K., Casady, C. B., & Burkle, F. M. (2020). Does the prosperity of a country play a role in COVID-19 outcomes?. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1935-7893 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2754666 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: This study aims to clarify the association between prosperity and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outcomes and its impact on the future management of pandemics. Methods: This 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. Results: There 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. Conclusion: New 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. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.rights | Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.title | Does the prosperity of a country play a role in COVID-19 outcomes? | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | © Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 2020. | en_US |
dc.source.journal | Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2020.304 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1852197 | |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |