Grammatikaki Stmatidi, Katifelis Hector, Farooqi Ammad Ahmad, Stravodimos Konstantinos, Karamouzis Michalis V., Souliotis Kyriakos, Varvaras Dimitrios & Gazouli Maria Abstract: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) represents a heterogenous group of cancers with complex genetic background and histological varieties, which require various clinical therapies. Clear cell RCC represents the most common form of RCC that accounts for 3 out of 4 RCC…
Kyriakos Souliotis, Christina Golna, Christina Poimenidou, Tatiana Drakopoulou, Memi Tsekoura, Damon Wilems, Vasileios Kountouris, Polyzois Makras Objective: The objectives of this study were to elicit self-reported health status, quantify osteoporosis-related burden, and understand preferences for treatment attributes among postmenopausal women with severe osteoporosis in Greece. Methods: Postmenopausal women with self-reported severe osteoporosis, defined as having suffered at least one osteoporotic…
Souliotis Kyriakos, Golna Christina, Golnas Pavlos, Markakis Ioannis-Anestis, Linardou Helena, Sifaki-Pistolla Dimitra & Hatziandreou Evi Background: Lung cancer causes a substantial epidemiological burden in Greece. Yet, no formal national lung cancer screening program has been introduced to date. This study modeled the impact on lung cancer life years (LCLY) of a hypothetical scenario of comprehensive screening for lung cancer with…
Souliotis Kyriakos, Tsiakalakis George, Golna Christina, Sifaki-Pistolla Dimitra, Dedes Nikos & Lazanas Marios Background: Access to laboratory testing services for HIV in Greece is persistently challenged and this impacts both the continuum of care and, potentially, equity in access. Methods: A cross-sectional study with two parts (first part: HIV-positive people/PLWHIV; second part: HIV clinicians) was conducted in Greece to quantify…
Jakovljevic Mihajlo, Groot Wim & Souliotis Kyriakos Abstract: Over the course or early decades of twenty-first century, global economic growth has been driven largely by developing world economies. Those characterized with strong and sustainable real GPD growth were characterized by the Brookings Institute, Goldman Sachs and leading multilateral agencies as “Emerging“ Markets led by so-called BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China,…
Souliotis Kyriakos, Golna Christina, Golnas Pavlos, Markakis Ioannis-Anestis & Makras Polyzois Background: Screening and linkage to care (SLTC) for osteoporosis is suboptimal in several settings. In Greece, it is estimated that only up to 8.6% of postmenopausal women are SLTC for osteoporosis, despite having suffered a previous fracture. Aims: This study aims to estimate the impact of comprehensive screening on…
Kyriakos Souliotis, Lily E Peppou, Marina Economou, Androniki Marioli, Sofia Nikolaidi, Maria Saridi, Dimitrios Varvaras, Antonia Paschali, Konstantinos N Syrigos Purpose: Adherence to treatment can be defined as the degree to which a patient’s behavior is consonant with medical or health advice he or she receive as part of his treatment regimen. The aim of this study was: 1) to…
Dimitra Kefallonitou, Irene Polycarpou, Kyriakos Souliotis, Konstantinos Giannakou A European Union (EU) member state, Cyprus is a country with a population of ∼850,000 citizens. According to the Cyprus Ministry of Health, since 2009, more than 3,000 new incidents with neoplasm are diagnosed every year (i.e., 3% increasing rate). Projections estimate an average annual increase of 2.2% of new incidents until…
Kyriakos Souliotis, Theodoros V. Giannouchos, Christina Golna, Evangelos Liberopoulos Purpose: We estimate the association between forgetfulness to take medications as prescribed and polypharmacy and healthrelated quality of life (HRQoL) among a cohort of patients with hypertension, dyslipidemia or both in Greece during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A telephone survey of 1018 randomly selected adults was conducted in Greece in June…
H.C. Maltezou, T.V. Giannouchos, A. Pavli, P. Tsonou, X. Dedoukou, M. Tseroni, K. Papadima, D. Hatzigeorgiou, N.V. Sipsas, K. Souliotis Background: Healthcare personnel (HCP) are at increased risk of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the aetiological agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Aim: To estimate the costs related to SARS-CoV-2 exposure and infection among HCP in Greece. Methods:…