TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterising acute and chronic care needs: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
AU - GBD 2019 Acute and Chronic Care Collaborators
AU - Anza-Ramirez, Cecilia
AU - Miranda, J. Jaime
AU - Armocida, Benedetta
AU - Correia, Jorge César
AU - Van Spall, Harriette Gillian Christine
AU - Beran, David
AU - Aali, Amirali
AU - Abate, Kalkidan Hassen
AU - Abate, Semagn Mekonnen
AU - Abbafati, Cristiana
AU - Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen
AU - Abbasi-Kangevari, Zeinab
AU - Abbastabar, Hedayat
AU - Abdel-Azeem, Ahmed M.
AU - Abdelmasseh, Michael
AU - Abd-Elsalam, Sherief
AU - Abdelwahab, Ahmed
AU - Abdoli, Gholamreza
AU - Abdollahi, Mohammad
AU - Abdoun, Meriem
AU - Abdulah, Deldar Morad
AU - Md Abdullah, Abu Yousuf
AU - Abdurehman, Ame Mehadi
AU - Abebe, Getachew
AU - Abedi, Aidin
AU - Abedi, Vida
AU - Abidi, Hassan
AU - Aboagye, Richard Gyan
AU - Abolhassani, Hassan
AU - Abreu, Lucas Guimarães
AU - Abrigo, Michael R. M.
AU - Abtew, Yonas Derso
AU - Ali, Hiwa Abubaker
AU - Abu-Gharbieh, Eman
AU - Abu-Zaid, Ahmed
AU - Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou
AU - Acuna, Juan Manuel
AU - Adane, Denberu Eshetie
AU - Adane, Tigist Demssew
AU - Addo, Isaac Yeboah
AU - Addolorato, Giovanni
AU - Adeagbo, Oluwafemi Atanda
AU - Adesina, Miracle Ayomikun
AU - Adetokunboh, Olatunji O.
AU - Adeyinka, Daniel Adedayo
AU - Adnani, Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah
AU - Afolabi, Aanuoluwapo Adeyimika
AU - Afzal, Muhammad Sohail
AU - Afzal, Saira
AU - Agarwal, Gina
AU - Douiri, Abdel
AU - Molokhia, Mariam
AU - Wang, Yanzhong
AU - Wolfe, Charles
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025. The Author(s).
PY - 2025/5/7
Y1 - 2025/5/7
N2 - Chronic care manages long-term, progressive conditions, while acute care addresses short-term conditions. Chronic conditions increasingly strain health systems, which are often unprepared for these demands. This study examines the burden of conditions requiring acute versus chronic care, including sequelae. Conditions and sequelae from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2019 were classified into acute or chronic care categories. Data were analysed by age, sex, and socio-demographic index, presenting total numbers and contributions to burden metrics such as Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), Years Lived with Disability (YLD), and Years of Life Lost (YLL). Approximately 68% of DALYs were attributed to chronic care, while 27% were due to acute care. Chronic care needs increased with age, representing 86% of YLDs and 71% of YLLs, and accounting for 93% of YLDs from sequelae. These findings highlight that chronic care needs far exceed acute care needs globally, necessitating health systems to adapt accordingly.
AB - Chronic care manages long-term, progressive conditions, while acute care addresses short-term conditions. Chronic conditions increasingly strain health systems, which are often unprepared for these demands. This study examines the burden of conditions requiring acute versus chronic care, including sequelae. Conditions and sequelae from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2019 were classified into acute or chronic care categories. Data were analysed by age, sex, and socio-demographic index, presenting total numbers and contributions to burden metrics such as Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), Years Lived with Disability (YLD), and Years of Life Lost (YLL). Approximately 68% of DALYs were attributed to chronic care, while 27% were due to acute care. Chronic care needs increased with age, representing 86% of YLDs and 71% of YLLs, and accounting for 93% of YLDs from sequelae. These findings highlight that chronic care needs far exceed acute care needs globally, necessitating health systems to adapt accordingly.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41467-025-56910-x
DO - 10.1038/s41467-025-56910-x
M3 - Article
SN - 2041-1723
VL - 16
SP - 4235
JO - Nature Communications
JF - Nature Communications
IS - 1
M1 - 4235 (2025)
ER -