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The Hep-CORE policy score: A European hepatitis C national
                policy implementation ranking based on patient organization
                data.

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BACKGROUND content: New hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatments spurred the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2016 to adopt a strategy to eliminate HCV as a public health threat by 2030. To achieve this, key policies must be implemented. In the absence of monitoring mechanisms, this study aims to assess the extent of policy implementation from the perspective of liver patient groups. - Label: METHODS content: "Thirty liver patient organisations, each representing a country, were surveyed in October 2018 to assess implementation of HCV
                policies in practice. Respondents received two sets of questions
                based on: 1) WHO recommendations; and 2) validated data sources
                verifying an existing policy in their country. Academic experts
                selected key variables from each set for inclusion into policy
                scores. The similarity scores were calculated for each set with
                a multiple joint correspondence analysis. Proxy reference
                countries were included as the baseline to contextualize
                results. We extracted scores for each country and standardized
                them from 0 to 10 (best)." - Label: RESULTS content: Twenty-five
                countries responded. For the score based on WHO recommendations,
                Bulgaria had the lowest score whereas five countries (Cyprus,
                Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, and Sweden) had the highest
                scores. For the verified policy score, a two-dimensional
                solution was identified; first dimension scores pertained to
                whether verified policies were in place and second dimension
                scores pertained to the proportion of verified policies in-place
                that were implemented. Spain, UK, and Sweden had high scores for
                both dimensions. - Label: CONCLUSIONS content: Patient groups
                reported that the European region is not on track to meet WHO
                2030 HCV goals. More action should be taken to implement and
                monitor HCV policies.

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Articles publicats en revistes (ISGlobal)

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The Hep-CORE policy score: A European hepatitis C national
                policy implementation ranking based on patient organization
                data.