Heart failure: a prevalence-based and model-based cost analysis
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023 IntroductionHeart failure (HF) imposes a heavy economic burden on patients, their families, and society as a whole. Therefore, it is crucial to quantify the impact and dimensions of the disease in order to prioritize and allocate resources effectively ...
Zahra Mahmoudi +4 more
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A small step, giant savings: the impact of physical activity on dementia cases and economic costs in Brazil [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of PsychiatryObjective: To estimate the potential impact of physical activity (PA) on the forecast prevalence and economic cost of dementia among Brazilian adults.
Natan Feter +5 more
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Sahel Medical Journal, 2022 Background: Obstetric fistula (OF) continues to be a major health problem in developing countries such as Nigeria. It is a communication between the vagina and bladder/rectum following prolonged obstructed labor that leads to urine/and fecal leakage per ...
Lamaran Makama Dattijo +3 more
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The cost of a disease targeted for elimination in Brazil: the case of schistosomiasis mansoni
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2019 BACKGROUND Schistosomiasis mansoni is a poverty-related parasitic infection that has a variety of clinical manifestations. We consider the disability and deaths caused by schistosomiasis unacceptable for a tool-ready disease.
Gilmara Lima Nascimento +6 more
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Family Economic Burden Associated to Caring for Children with Cancer
Investigación y Educación en Enfermería, 2018 Objective. This work sought to determine the family economic burden associated with caring for the child with cancer. Methods. Descriptive study with quantitative approach.
Mercedes Rativa Velandia +1 more
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Financial Report of Medical Costs Associated with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus in Vietnam using Hospital Administration Database, 2012-2015 [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018 Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is among the top ten causes of death and disability, leading to a large economic burden worldwide. Aim: To estimate the cost of treating Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) from both the third-payer and patient perspective in ...
Trung Quang Vo +3 more
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Implicitly Estimating the Cost of Mental Illness in Australia:A Standard-of-Living Approach [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Estimating the costs of mental illness provides useful policy and managerial information to improve the quality of life of people living with a mental illness and their families.
Nghiem, Son +4 more
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Costs of illness due to cholera, costs of immunization and cost-effectiveness of an oral cholera mass vaccination campaign in Zanzibar [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends oral cholera vaccines (OCVs) as a supplementary tool to conventional prevention of cholera. Dukoral, a killed whole-cell two-dose OCV, was used in a mass vaccination campaign in 2009 in Zanzibar.
Claire-Lise Chaignat +31 more
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Health Economic Aspects of Childhood Excess Weight: A Structured Review
Children, 2022 An economic perspective is crucial to understand the broad consequences of childhood excess weight (CEW). These can manifest in the form of elevated health care and societal costs, impaired health status, or inefficiencies in the allocation of resources ...
Olu Onyimadu +4 more
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Cost of healthcare services in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis from the public hospital perspective: a retrospective prevalence-based costing approach [PDF]
Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research, 2019 Context: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a high-incidence health concern and therefore cause a high economic burden. Aim: To evaluate the direct medical cost in CRS treatment.
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