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Evaluating medicine prices, availability and affordability in Bangladesh using World Health Organisation and Health Action International methodology

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2019
BackgroundPrevious studies have shown limited availability of medicines in health facilities in Bangladesh. While medicines are dispensed for free in public facilities, they are paid out-of-pocket in private pharmacies.
Lombe Kasonde   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact of Positive Lifestyle Behaviors on Direct Health Care Cost Savings for Low Back Pain

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to investigate the relationship between a previously purpose‐developed lifestyle behavior scale and health care cost savings related to low back pain (LBP). Methods This longitudinal study used data from the Australian Twin Back (AUTBACK) study. LBP and lifestyle behavior measures were collected at baseline. Physical activity
Ye Tian   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Replace government healthcare with patient-controlled health care [PDF]

open access: yesHealth Economics and Management Review
The purpose of the article is to analyse the shortcomings of the state-run healthcare systems and to substantiate the need for and feasibility of transition to a patient-controlled model.
Deane Waldman
doaj   +1 more source

Testing A Personalized Approach to Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Older Veterans

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective We aimed to test the efficacy of personalized treatment of older Veterans with chronic low back pain (CLBP) delivered by Aging Back Clinics (ABC) as compared with usual care (UC). Methods Two hundred ninety‐nine Veterans age 65‐89 with CLBP from 3 VA medical centers underwent baseline testing, randomization to ABC or UC and 12 months follow ...
Debra K. Weiner   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The theory and practice of water pricing and cost recovery in the Water Framework Directive

open access: yesWater Alternatives, 2020
Article 9 of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires member states to take account not only of the principle of cost recovery of water services, including environmental and resource costs (ERCs), but also of the use of water pricing as an ...
Julio Berbel, Alfonso Expósito
doaj  

A Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perspectives and Preferences in Lupus Management to Guide Lupus Guidelines Development

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A patient‐centered approach for chronic disease management, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), aligns treatment with patients’ values and preferences, leading to improved outcomes. This paper summarizes how patient experiences, perspectives, and priorities informed the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2024 Lupus Nephritis (LN)
Shivani Garg   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sugar-sweetened beverage affordability and the prevalence of overweight and obesity in a cross section of countries

open access: yesGlobalization and Health, 2019
BackgroundA key component of ‘obesogenic environments’ is the ready availability of convenient, calorie-dense foods, in the form of hyper-palatable and relatively inexpensive ultra-processed products.
F. Ferretti, M. Mariani
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sex differences in medication discontinuation in axial spondyloarthritis.

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective We examined sex differences in medication discontinuation among patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) initiating tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi), interleukin‐17 inhibitors (IL‐17i), or Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi). Methods Using data from the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) Registry (2003–2025), we ...
Rachael Stovall   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategies to reduce the cancer burden and improve access to effective and affordable cancer interventions in Europe

open access: yesMolecular Oncology
The development of new anticancer treatments, their clinical evaluation and introduction into the healthcare system need improvement. New drugs and cell therapies often come with significant costs for society while only marginally improving patients ...
Anton Berns   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analyzing the Hindrance of Husband's Indebtednes due to Dowry and Alimony to Affordability of Ḥajj [PDF]

open access: yesفقه و حقوق خانواده
Among the rights of the wife on her husband is the right to demand dowry and alimony. Alimony is one of the husband's debts, and dowry is a religious financial debt right in most cases.
Seyyed Mahmoud Hal Atai
doaj   +1 more source

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