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Treatment Decision Making in Catastrophic Illness [PDF]

Medical Care, 1977
Through conceptual discussion and consideration of a case study, this paper examines how physicians respond to the availability of an innovative treatment of a serious illness. It is argued that the unusual economic environment of the delivery of catastrophic illness care works with the "social contract" in medicine to encourage the use of innovative ...
Kenneth E. Warner
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Epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury: a comparative study of anxiety or depression incidence between 2000 and 2009 and 2010–2019 [PDF]

BMC Psychology
Background Anxiety and depression are prevalent psychological consequences following patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI). This study aims to estimate within-cohort temporal changes to compare the incidence of anxiety or depression among ...
Te-Kai Liao, Hsuan-Yi Huang, Ying-Jia Lin, Chung-Han Ho, Jhi-Joung Wang, Fu-Wen Liang, Hsiao-Hsuan Chou, Sher-Wei Lim   +7 more
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Catastrophic health expenditure and associated factors among adult diabetes patients at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Introduction Out-of-pocket health expenditures pose a substantial financial burden for millions of people worldwide. Diabetes patients without financial protection often face catastrophic out-of-pocket health expenditure. However, the catastrophic out-of-
Kibret Mesgie, Asmamaw Atnafu, Tesfahun Zemene Tafere, Nigusu Worku, Banchlay Addis, Asebe Hagos   +5 more
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Health-related financial catastrophe, inequality and chronic illness in Bangladesh. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
BACKGROUND: Bangladesh has a high proportion of households incurring catastrophic health expenditure, and very limited risk sharing mechanisms. Identifying determinants of out-of-pocket (OOP) payments and catastrophic health expenditure may reveal ...
Md Mizanur Rahman, Stuart Gilmour, Eiko Saito, Papia Sultana, Kenji Shibuya   +4 more
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Out of pocket and catastrophic health expenditure in Tanzania: recent evidence on the incidence, intensity and distribution [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Background In most low-income countries (LICs), health is mainly financed by out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures. However, it is claimed that this form of payment causes a massive burden on poor households. This study investigates the catastrophic impact of
John Massito, Gabriel Hinju
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Cost and economic burden of illness over 15 years in Nepal: A comparative analysis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
With an increasing burden of non-communicable disease in Nepal and limited progress towards universal health coverage, country- and disease-specific estimates of financial hardship related to healthcare costs need to be evaluated to protect the ...
Khin Thet Swe, Md Mizanur Rahman, Md Shafiur Rahman, Eiko Saito, Sarah K Abe, Stuart Gilmour, Kenji Shibuya   +6 more
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National and Provincial Estimates of Catastrophic Health Expenditure and its Determinants in Nepal

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2021
Background: Despite various supply-side efforts, out of pocket expenditure occupies a considerable portion of healthcare financing in Nepal. With the recent process of federalization in country, there is additional scope for contextualized planning at ...
Arjun Kumar Thapa, Achyut Raj Pandey
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Challenges in healthcare financing for surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2021
One-third of the global burden of disease is attributed to surgical conditions yet, 5 billion people globally, lack access to surgery. The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery, Obstetrics, and Anesthesia (LCOGS) published guidelines for improving access ...
Juliet Siena Okoroh, Robert Riviello
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Prevalence and Mortality-Related Factors of Multiple Myeloma in Taiwan. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
In this retrospective cohort study based in Taiwan, we reported the current epidemiology of patients with multiple myeloma and analyzed the factors affecting mortality.
Jia-Hong Chen, Chi-Hsiang Chung, Yung-Chih Wang, Shun-Neng Hsu, Wen-Yen Huang, Wu-Chien Chien   +5 more
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Does Major Illness Cause Financial Catastrophe? [PDF]

Health Services Research, 2010
Objective. We examine the financial impact of major illnesses on the near‐elderly and how this impact is affected by health insurance.Data Sources. We use RAND Corporation extracts from the Health and Retirement Study from 1992 to 2006.1Study Design.
Keziah, Cook, David, Dranove, Andrew, Sfekas   +2 more
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