Browsing by Author "Yakutcan, Usame"

Assessing the impact of COVID-19 measures on COPD management and patients: A simulation-based decision support tool for COPD services in the UK

Yakutcan, Usame; Hurst, John R.; Lebcir, Reda M.; Demir, Eren (2022-10-07)

Objectives To develop a computer-based decision support tool (DST) for key decision makers to safely explore the impact on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) care of service changes driven by restrictions to ...

A cautionary note on the association between meteorological parameters and COVID-19 pandemic

Adeyemi, Shola; Yakutcan, Usame; Adeoti, Adekunle O.; Demir, Eren (2020-08-11)

Will the increasing temperature and humidity stop the spread of coronavirus, like seasonal patterns seen in viruses like influenza? In the authors’ opinion, weather has little or no part to play in bringing an end to the ...

A decision support tool with health economic modelling for better management of DVT patients

Lebcir, Reda M.; Yakutcan, Usame; Demir, Eren (2022-12-26)

Background: Responding to the increasing demand for Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) treatment in the United Kingdom (UK) at times of limited budgets and resources is a great challenge for decision-makers. Therefore, there is a ...

A Discrete Event Simulation Tool with Health Economics for Better Management of COPD

Yakutcan, Usame; Demir, Eren; Taylor, Paul; Hurst, John R. (2019-01-14)

Evaluating Mobile Health Interventions for HIV Patients in Nigeria: Healthcare Policy Implications from a Simulation Study

Demir, Eren; Yakutcan, Usame; Adeoti, Adekunle; Isichei, Christian; Adeyemi, Shola (2024-12-30)

Objectives People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) benefit from mobile health (mHealth) technologies through self-managing and monitoring their disease with enhanced patient experience and health outcomes. However, the efficiency ...

Operational Modeling with Health Economics to Support Decision Making for COPD Patients

Yakutcan, Usame; Demir, Eren; Hurst, John; Taylor, Paul; Ridsdale, Heidi (2021-03-22)

Objective: To assess the impact of interventions for improving the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), specifically increased use of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) on patient outcomes and cost-benefit ...

Patient Pathway Modelling Using Discrete Event Simulation to Improve the Management of COPD

Yakutcan, Usame; Demir, Eren; Hurst, John; Taylor, Paul (2020-12-30)

The number of people affected by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasing and the hospital readmission rate is remarkably high. Therefore, healthcare professionals and managers have financial and ...

SmartHIV Manager: a web-based computer simulation system for better management of HIV services

Adeyemi, Shola; Demir, Eren; Yakutcan, Usame; Adeoti, Adekunle; Pascal Kengne, Andre; Gbenga Kayode, Ayodele; Aliyu, Ahmad; Idika, Nneoma; Isichei, Christian (2021-06-25)

Background: Life-changing developments enabled people living with HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) to live a relatively normal life like the general population. However, there is ...

A statistical assessment of association between meteorological parameters and COVID-19 pandemic in 10 countries

Adeyemi, Shola; Yakutcan, Usame; Demir, Eren (2020-07-22)

Background Eleven out of 13 published articles reported temperature and humidity as factors that could reduce the daily confirmed COVID-19 cases among many other findings. However, there are significant caveats, related ...

Using simulation modelling to transform hospital planning and management to address health inequalities

Demir, Eren; Yakutcan, Usame; Page, Stephen J. (2024-04-30)

Health inequalities are a perennial concern for policymakers and in service delivery to ensure fair and equitable access and outcomes. As health inequalities are socially influenced by employment, income, and education, ...