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Impact of noncommunicable diseases on direct medical costs and worker productivity, Saudi Arabia.

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit, 2022
Background The prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) has been increasing in Saudi Arabia. Aims Our objective was to estimate the effect of NCDs on direct medical costs and workforce productivity in Saudi Arabia.
J. Malkin, E. Finkelstein, Drishti Baid, A. Alqunaibet, S. Almudarra, C. Herbst, Di Dong, R. Alsukait, S. El-Saharty, Abdullah Algwizani   +9 more
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Economic burden of multiple sclerosis: a cross-sectional study in Iran

Health Economics Review, 2022
Background Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic debilitating disease that imposes a heavy socioeconomic burden on societies. This study aimed to determine the economic burden of MS on patients using the first (CinnoVex and ReciGen) and second (Fingolimod
Mehdi Rezaee, Khosro Keshavarz, Sadegh Izadi, Abdosaleh Jafari, Ramin Ravangard   +4 more
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ЕSTIMATION OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC BURDEN OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE FOR A 5-YEAR PERIOD: A REGIONAL ASPECT

Фармация и фармакология (Пятигорск), 2021
The aim of the study was to estimate the economic damage by COPD, including direct medical and non-medical costs and indirect costs associated with premature deaths of working-age individuals.Materials and methods.
E. A. Orlova, A. R. Umerova, I. P. Dorfman, M. A. Orlov, M. A. Abdullaev   +4 more
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The Estimated Direct Lifetime Medical Costs of Sexually Transmitted Infections Acquired in the United States in 2018

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2021
Background: We estimated the lifetime medical costs attributable to STIs acquired in 2018, including sexually acquired HIV. Methods: We estimated the lifetime medical costs of infections acquired in 2018 in the United States for eight STIs: chlamydia ...
H. Chesson, I. Spicknall, Adrienna Bingham, M. Brisson, Samuel T. Eppink, P. Farnham, K. Kreisel, Sagar Kumar, J. Laprise, T. Peterman, H. Roberts, T. Gift   +11 more
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Economic burden of major depressive disorder: a case study in Southern Iran

BMC Psychiatry, 2022
Background Depression disorders are a leading cause of disability in the world which imposes a significant economic burden on patients and societies The present study aimed to determine the economic burden of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) on the ...
Khosro Keshavarz, Arvin Hedayati, Mojtaba Rezaei, Zahra Goudarzi, Ebrahim Moghimi, Mehdi Rezaee, Farhad Lotfi   +6 more
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Resource Use and Costs Associated to the Initial Phase of Treatment for Patients with Colorectal Cancer Receiving Post-Surgery Chemotherapy: A Cost Analysis from a Healthcare Perspective

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2021
Background: To estimate the resource use and costs associated to the initial phase of treatment for colorectal cancer in Iran. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted using routinely collected data within Electronic Health Records System (SEPAS),
Mina Nejati, Moaven Razavi, Iraj Harirchi, Marzieh Zanganeh, Gholamreza Salari, Seyed Mosa Tabatabaee   +5 more
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Households experiencing catastrophic costs due to tuberculosis in Uganda: magnitude and cost drivers

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Tuberculosis (TB) patients in Uganda incur large costs related to the illness, and while seeking and receiving health care. Such costs create access and adherence barriers which affect health outcomes and increase transmission of disease.
Winters Muttamba, Racheal Tumwebaze, Levicatus Mugenyi, Charles Batte, Rogers Sekibira, Abel Nkolo, Achilles Katamba, Simon Kasasa, Robert Kaos Majwala, Stavia Turyahabwe, Frank Mugabe, Kaggwa Mugagga, Peter Lochoro, Seyoum Dejene, Estella Birabwa, Claudio Marra, Ines Garcia Baena, Bruce Kirenga   +17 more
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Medical Service Utilization and Direct Medical Cost of Stroke in Urban China [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2020
Background: Understanding the treatment costs of stroke can guide health policies and interventions. However, few studies have analyzed the treatment costs of stroke in China. The aim of this study is to assess stroke-related medical service utilization, direct costs of stroke and associated stroke predictors, and, second, to understand ...
Dawei Zhu, Xuefeng Shi, Stephen Nicholas, Siyuan Chen, Ruoxi Ding, Lieyu Huang, Yong Ma, Ping He   +7 more
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Survival and Estimation of Direct Medical Costs of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Short Title: COVID-19 Survival and Cost in Saudi Arabia)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Objectives: Assess the survival of hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients across age groups, sex, use of mechanical ventilators (MVs), nationality, and intensive care unit (ICU) admission in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
A. Khan, Y. AlRuthia, B. Balkhi, Sultan Alghadeer, M. Temsah, Saqer M. Althunayyan, Yousef M. Alsofayan   +6 more
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The Direct Medical Cost of Type 2 Diabetes [PDF]

Diabetes Care, 2003
OBJECTIVE—To describe the direct medical costs associated with type 2 diabetes, as well as its treatments, complications, and comorbidities. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—We studied a random sample of 1,364 subjects with type 2 diabetes who were members of a Michigan health maintenance organization. Demographic characteristics, duration of
Michael, Brandle, Honghong, Zhou, Barbara R K, Smith, Deanna, Marriott, Ray, Burke, Bahman P, Tabaei, Morton B, Brown, William H, Herman   +7 more
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