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Lithuania's Healthcare Workers Face High Mortality Rates

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A study conducted in Lithuania has revealed alarming high mortality rates among the country's healthcare workers. According to the research, adult mortality rates in Lithuania are among the highest in Europe, with a particular concern for physicians who exhibit higher mortality rates even when controlling for education. Nurses and assistant nurses, on the other hand, had the lowest risk of mortality. The study emphasizes the need for further investigation into the causes of these high mortality rates.

Key Takeaways:

  • The study found no significant differences in all-cause mortality rates between healthcare employees, including physicians, nurses, and assistant nurses, and other sectors in Lithuania.
  • After controlling for education, physicians became the highest-risk group, with a striking excess of all-cause mortality.
  • Nurses and assistant nurses had the lowest risk of mortality, but no significant differences were found.
  • The research highlighted the need for more robust statistical inferences regarding mortality rates among healthcare workers in Lithuania.
  • The study was supported by the European Union's structural funds.
  • The research was conducted by a team led by Max-Planck-Institute for Demographic Research's Domantas Jasilionis.
  • The study included researchers Povilas Kavaliauskas, Evaldas Kazlauskas, and Giedre Smailyte.

Statistics:

  • Lithuania has one of the highest adult mortality rates in Europe.
  • 2011-19 census-linked mortality follow-up data was used to analyze mortality rates among healthcare workers.
  • The study found a striking excess of all-cause mortality among physicians after controlling for education.
  • Mortality rates among nurses and assistant nurses were found to be significantly lower compared to physicians.
  • The study emphasized the need for further research to obtain more statistically robust inferences regarding mortality rates among healthcare workers.

Sources:

  • Differences in all-cause and death by suicide mortality between health care and other employees in Lithuania: a census-linked mortality follow-up study, 2011-19. European Journal of Public Health, 2025.
  • Max-Planck-Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany.
  • European Journal of Public Health can be contacted at: Oxford Univ Press, Great Clarendon St, Oxford OX2 6DP, England.
  • Oxford University Press - www.oup.com/
  • European Journal of Public Health - eurpub.oxfordjournals.org

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