John Yfantopoulos
Biographic Data
| ID | 3577149 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Yfantopoulos |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Yfantopoulos |
| SIGNATURE | YFANTOPOULOS J |
| AFFILIATIONS | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0424-6887 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The relationship between healthcare access and change in health-related quality-of-life among the general population of five countries during the Covid-19 pandemic
Healthcare access was not associated with cumulative differences in change in HRQoL over a 1-year period in strata of age, gender, SES, and chronic disease status
The health gap and HRQoL inequalities in Greece before and during the economic crisis
Objective The aim of this study was twofold: (i) to assess the health gap among young socio-economic groups generated by the economic crisis in Greece and (ii) to investigate HRQoL (Health Related Quality of Life) inequalities using the Theil index. Methods The EQ-5D-5L instrument was administered to a sample of 4,177 young individuals in Greece, mean age 22.3 (±SD 4.8) and 53.8% males, and 46.2% females. The Greek version of the EQ-5D-5L instrum…
Stakeholder perceptions and public health system performance evaluation
The COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging and testing of public health systems across the globe, engaging them in a prolonged scrutinization of their functions, capacity and resources. While in theory, this process can yield invaluable insights for future policy design and mitigate future adversity, it demands a suitable mode of evaluation. Often, innovative and ambitious legislative frames are a far cry from policymaking realities plagued with …
Quo Vadis HTA for Medical Devices in Central and Eastern Europe? Recommendations to Address Methodological Challenges
Objectives: Methodological challenges in the evaluation of medical devices (MDs) may be different for early and late technology adopter countries, as well as the potential health technology assessment (HTA) solutions to tackle them. This study aims to provide guidance to Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries on how to address key challenges of HTA for MDs with special focus on the transferability of scientific evidence. Methods: As part of…
Health-related quality of life and mental well-being of healthy and diseased persons in 8 countries
The stringency of government response is inversely related to HRQoL and mental well-being with a small positive relation with HRQoL and strong negative relation with mental well-being. The magnitude of effects differed for healthy and diseased persons and by age but was most favourable for diseased and older persons
Financial protection of households against health shocks in Greece during the economic crisis
Bridging knowledge to develop an action plan for integrated care for chronic diseases in Greece
The health, social and economic impact of chronic diseases is well documented in Europe. However, chronic diseases threaten relatively more the “memorandum and peripheral” Eurozone countries (i.e. Greece, Spain, Portugal, and Ireland), which were under heavy recession after the economic crisis in 2009. Especially in Greece, where the crisis was the most severe across Europe, the austerity measures affected mainly people with chronic diseases. As …
Bridging knowledge to develop an action plan for integrated care for chronic diseases in Greece
The health, social and economic impact of chronic diseases is well documented in Europe. However, chronic diseases threaten relatively more the 'memorandum and peripheral' Eurozone countries (i.e., Greece, Spain, Portugal and Ireland), which were under heavy recession after the economic crisis in 2009. Especially in Greece, where the crisis was the most severe across Europe, the austerity measures affected mainly people with chronic diseases. As …
Psychometric and factor analytic evaluation of the 15D health-related quality of life instrument
Quality, but not cost, of diet is associated with 5-year incidence of CVD
Objective The aim of the present work was to calculate the current cost of the Mediterranean diet in Greece and to evaluate the role of diet cost in the development of cardiovascular events after a 5-year follow-up. Design Cross-sectional. Cost of diet was measured in €/week based on common Greek dietary choices, while baseline dietary habits were assessed through a semi-quantitative FFQ (Greek-EPIC). The Mediterranean Diet Score (MedDietScore) w…
Death of a child at home or in hospital
The purpose of this study was to investigate the experiences of Greek mothers who cared for a child dying of cancer at home or in the hospital, and to highlight some of their major needs during the terminal period. Fifteen mothers were interviewed and both quantitative and qualitative procedures were used to analyze the findings. Ten families (67%) chose to care for the child at home without having access to home care services, while the remainin…
Economic and Legal Aspects of Mental Health Policies in Greece
A comparison of poverty in seven European countries and regions using subjective and relative measures
Public knowledge of thalassemia in Greece and current concepts of the social status of the thalassemic patients
A comparison of poverty in seven European countries and regions using subjective and relative measures
Death of a child at home or in hospital
The purpose of this study was to investigate the experiences of Greek mothers who cared for a child dying of cancer at home or in the hospital, and to highlight some of their major needs during the terminal period. Fifteen mothers were interviewed and both quantitative and qualitative procedures were used to analyze the findings. Ten families (67%) chose to care for the child at home without having access to home care services, while the remainin…
Financial protection of households against health shocks in Greece during the economic crisis
Bridging knowledge to develop an action plan for integrated care for chronic diseases in Greece
The health, social and economic impact of chronic diseases is well documented in Europe. However, chronic diseases threaten relatively more the 'memorandum and peripheral' Eurozone countries (i.e., Greece, Spain, Portugal and Ireland), which were under heavy recession after the economic crisis in 2009. Especially in Greece, where the crisis was the most severe across Europe, the austerity measures affected mainly people with chronic diseases. As …
Public knowledge of thalassemia in Greece and current concepts of the social status of the thalassemic patients
Public knowledge of thalassemia in Greece and current concepts of the social status of the thalassemic patients
A comparison of poverty in seven European countries and regions using subjective and relative measures
Economic and Legal Aspects of Mental Health Policies in Greece
Death of a child at home or in hospital
The purpose of this study was to investigate the experiences of Greek mothers who cared for a child dying of cancer at home or in the hospital, and to highlight some of their major needs during the terminal period. Fifteen mothers were interviewed and both quantitative and qualitative procedures were used to analyze the findings. Ten families (67%) chose to care for the child at home without having access to home care services, while the remainin…
Quality, but not cost, of diet is associated with 5-year incidence of CVD
Objective The aim of the present work was to calculate the current cost of the Mediterranean diet in Greece and to evaluate the role of diet cost in the development of cardiovascular events after a 5-year follow-up. Design Cross-sectional. Cost of diet was measured in €/week based on common Greek dietary choices, while baseline dietary habits were assessed through a semi-quantitative FFQ (Greek-EPIC). The Mediterranean Diet Score (MedDietScore) w…
Psychometric and factor analytic evaluation of the 15D health-related quality of life instrument
Bridging knowledge to develop an action plan for integrated care for chronic diseases in Greece
The health, social and economic impact of chronic diseases is well documented in Europe. However, chronic diseases threaten relatively more the 'memorandum and peripheral' Eurozone countries (i.e., Greece, Spain, Portugal and Ireland), which were under heavy recession after the economic crisis in 2009. Especially in Greece, where the crisis was the most severe across Europe, the austerity measures affected mainly people with chronic diseases. As …
Bridging knowledge to develop an action plan for integrated care for chronic diseases in Greece
The health, social and economic impact of chronic diseases is well documented in Europe. However, chronic diseases threaten relatively more the “memorandum and peripheral” Eurozone countries (i.e. Greece, Spain, Portugal, and Ireland), which were under heavy recession after the economic crisis in 2009. Especially in Greece, where the crisis was the most severe across Europe, the austerity measures affected mainly people with chronic diseases. As …
Financial protection of households against health shocks in Greece during the economic crisis
Quo Vadis HTA for Medical Devices in Central and Eastern Europe? Recommendations to Address Methodological Challenges
Objectives: Methodological challenges in the evaluation of medical devices (MDs) may be different for early and late technology adopter countries, as well as the potential health technology assessment (HTA) solutions to tackle them. This study aims to provide guidance to Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries on how to address key challenges of HTA for MDs with special focus on the transferability of scientific evidence. Methods: As part of…
Health-related quality of life and mental well-being of healthy and diseased persons in 8 countries
The stringency of government response is inversely related to HRQoL and mental well-being with a small positive relation with HRQoL and strong negative relation with mental well-being. The magnitude of effects differed for healthy and diseased persons and by age but was most favourable for diseased and older persons
Stakeholder perceptions and public health system performance evaluation
The COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging and testing of public health systems across the globe, engaging them in a prolonged scrutinization of their functions, capacity and resources. While in theory, this process can yield invaluable insights for future policy design and mitigate future adversity, it demands a suitable mode of evaluation. Often, innovative and ambitious legislative frames are a far cry from policymaking realities plagued with …
The health gap and HRQoL inequalities in Greece before and during the economic crisis
Objective The aim of this study was twofold: (i) to assess the health gap among young socio-economic groups generated by the economic crisis in Greece and (ii) to investigate HRQoL (Health Related Quality of Life) inequalities using the Theil index. Methods The EQ-5D-5L instrument was administered to a sample of 4,177 young individuals in Greece, mean age 22.3 (±SD 4.8) and 53.8% males, and 46.2% females. The Greek version of the EQ-5D-5L instrum…
The relationship between healthcare access and change in health-related quality-of-life among the general population of five countries during the Covid-19 pandemic
Healthcare access was not associated with cumulative differences in change in HRQoL over a 1-year period in strata of age, gender, SES, and chronic disease status
Medicine (11 works) · Demography (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Psychology (5 works)