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Economic burden of psoriasis in Southern Iran in 2022

Archives of Public Health
Introduction Psoriasis is a common, chronic, and non-contagious skin disease that has no known cause or treatment. Various medical costs for skin disorders, including psoriasis, can be expensive and lifelong.
Ramin Ravangard, Moslem Mirzaei, Mehdi Ghahartars, Abdosaleh Jafari   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Community-level expenses for under-5 diarrhoeal cases prior to reporting at Dhaka Hospital: A cross-sectional analysis in Bangladesh

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
Background: Diarrhoeal diseases are a major public health challenge, placing immense economic burden on households. We aimed to examine the trends in direct medical costs (DMC), direct non-medical costs (DNMC), and family economic burden (FEB) incurred ...
Md Fuad Al Fidah, Md Ridwan Islam, Md Mushfiqur Rahman, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, A.S.G. Faruque, Tahmeed Ahmed, Sharika Nuzhat   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Current and Future Medical Costs of Childhood Obesity in Alaska [PDF]

, 2014
This study examines the medical costs of childhood obesity in Alaska, today and in the future. We estimate that 15.2% of those ages 2 to 19 in Alaska are obese.
Guettabi, Mouhcine
core  

Evaluating the Utility of Paired Tumor and Germline Targeted DNA Sequencing for Pediatric Oncology Patients: A Single Institution Report

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the diagnostic yield and utility of universal paired tumor–normal multigene panel sequencing in newly diagnosed pediatric solid and central nervous system (CNS) tumor patients and to compare the detection of germline pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants (PV/LPVs) against established clinical referral criteria for cancer ...
Natalie Waligorski, Rebecca Ronsley, Shannon M. Stasi, Jeffrey Stevens, Erin R. Rudzinski, Christina M. Lockwood, Sarah E. S. Leary, Bonnie L. Cole, Michelle A. Ting, Vera Paulson   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health resource utilization and the economic burden of patients with wet age-related macular degeneration in Thailand

International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2014
AIM:To determine healthcare resource utilization and the economic burden associated with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in ThailandMETHODS:This study included patients diagnosed with wet AMD that were 60 years old or older, and had best ...
Piyameth Dilokthornsakul, Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk, Paisan Ruamviboonsuk, Mansing Ratanasukon, Somsanguan Ausayakhun, Akrapope Tungsomeroengwong, Nattapol Pokawattana, Chalakorn Chanatittarat   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pediatric Oncology Nursing Competencies in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Scoping Review to Inform Practice, Education, and Research

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Nurses are central to cancer care for children and adolescents, yet no comprehensive synthesis has defined essential core competencies for pediatric oncology nursing (PON) practice internationally, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Júnior, Edmara Bazoni Soares Maia, Soad Fuentes‐Alabí, Courtney E. Sullivan, Monnie Abraham, Mauricio Maza, Liliana Vásquez Ponce, Regina Aparecida Garcia Lima   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The socioeconomic burden of meningococcal infection in the Russian Federation

Реальная клиническая практика: данные и доказательства
Background. The incidence of generalized meningococcal infection (GFMI) is increasing in the Russian Federation. However, meningococcal infection (MI) excludes into the National Immunization Program (NIP) yet. The burden of calculating GFMI as a function
Yu. V. Lobzin, A. S. Kolbin, A. A. Vilnits, A. A. Kurylev, Yu. E. Balykina, M. A. Proskurin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and Trajectory of Household Material Hardship Among Children With Advanced Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Families of children with advanced cancer living in poverty experience inferior outcomes including poor parent mental health and worse child quality of life. Household material hardship (HMH: food, housing, transportation, and/or utility insecurity) is a modifiable poverty exposure—and potential intervention target—that ...
Sarah Wright, Morgan A. Paul, Selena Murcia Mendez, Emily Jones, Lucille Lokko, Chelsea Heneghan, Nicholas Purol, Morgan Arnold, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Sandi L. Pruitt, Joanne Wolfe, Kira Bona, Puja J. Umaretiya   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cost-effectiveness of eplerenone in patients with systolic heart failure and mild symptoms [PDF]

, 2014
Aim In the Eplerenone in Mild Patients Hospitalization and Survival Study in Heart Failure (EMPHASIS-HF), aldosterone blockade with eplerenone decreased mortality and hospitalisation in patients with mild symptoms (New York Heart Association class II ...
Akehurst, R., Cowie, M.R., Krum, H., Lee, D., McMurray, J.J.V., Pitt, B., van Veldhuisen, D.J., Vincent, J., Wilson, K., Zannad, F.   +9 more
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Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source