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Depression Scorecard Greece

Depression Scorecard Greece

The Health Policy Partnership Abstract: The depression scorecard is a tool that aims to support the assessment of national-level performance in key aspects of policy, delivery and care for people with depression. The framework that underpins the scorecard was developed based on an international literature review and consultation with an expert advisory group. The scorecard framework has been applied to…

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An Overview of Epigenetics in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

An Overview of Epigenetics in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

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…

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Disease Burden and Treatment Preferences Amongst Postmenopausal Women with Severe Osteoporosis in Greece

Disease Burden and Treatment Preferences Amongst Postmenopausal Women with Severe Osteoporosis in Greece

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…

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Lung Cancer Screening in Greece: A Modelling Study to Estimate the Impact on Lung Cancer Life Years

Lung Cancer Screening in Greece: A Modelling Study to Estimate the Impact on Lung Cancer Life Years

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…

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Access of People Living with HIV to Testing Services in Greece: A Challenge for Equity in Care

Access of People Living with HIV to Testing Services in Greece: A Challenge for Equity in Care

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…

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Editorial: Health care financing and affordability in the emerging global markets, Volume II

Editorial: Health care financing and affordability in the emerging global markets, Volume II

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,…

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To screen or not to screen for osteoporosis amongst post-menopausal women with one prior osteoporotic fracture in Greece

To screen or not to screen for osteoporosis amongst post-menopausal women with one prior osteoporotic fracture in Greece

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…

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Treatment Adherence in Patients with Lung Cancer from Prospects of Patients and Physicians

Treatment Adherence in Patients with Lung Cancer from Prospects of Patients and Physicians

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…

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Integrating a Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Into the National Health System of Cyprus: Will It Return on Its Investment?

Integrating a Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Into the National Health System of Cyprus: Will It Return on Its Investment?

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…

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