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Cost-of-illness study among patients with diabetes mellitus and coping mechanisms in Northern Ghana

BMJ Public Health
Introduction The increasing prevalence of diabetes globally imposes financial burden on individuals, societies and health systems. However, not much is known about the treatment costs of diabetes and the coping mechanisms patients adopt in seeking care ...
Abdul-Nasir Issah, Andrew Mpagwuni Ziblim, John Azaare, Robert Bagngmen Bio, Abdul-Hanan Saani Inusah, Martin Hushie   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Direct cost analysis of the second year post-allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the Bone Marrow Transplant Centre of Tunisia

Journal of Market Access & Health Policy, 2017
Background: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a medically complicated therapy with a long recovery time. In Tunisia, the National Health Insurance Fund (CNAM) covers only the first year post-transplantation, after which the costs are ...
Myriam Razgallah Khrouf, Leila Achour, Asma Thabti, Mohamed Ali Soussi, Nour Abdejelil, Olfa Lazreg, Chema Drira, Aida Zahaf, Saloua Ladab, Tarek Ben Othman   +9 more
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Long‐Term Follow‐Up of Chemotherapy‐Associated Biological Aging in Women With Early Breast Cancer

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
Women threated with adjuvant chemotherapy for early breast cancer have sustained long‐term increase in p16INK4a,, a robust marker of cell senescence, suggesting a chemotherapy‐associated age acceleration. p16INK4a as well as other biomarkers may identify patients at greatest risk for senescence‐related diseases of aging.
Hyman B. Muss, Alexis C. Wardell, Allison M. Deal, Kirsten A. Nyrop, Allison Ross, Yara G. Abdou, Jeffrey D. Aldrich, Lisa A. Cary, E. Claire Dees, Katherine E. Reeder‐Hayes, Emily M. Ray, Natalia Mitin, Denis Tsygankov   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk Prediction Models for Recurrence After Curative Treatment of Early‐Stage or Locally Advanced Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
This systematic review synthesizes prognostic models for survival and recurrence in resected non‐small cell lung cancer. While many models demonstrate moderate to good discrimination, few are externally validated and reporting quality is variable, limiting clinical applicability and highlighting the need for robust, transparent model development ...
Evangeline Samuel, S. Tissera, E. Paul, J. Zalcberg, R. G. Stirling   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cost of illness of breast cancer in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Health Economics Review
This systematic review explores the cost of illness (COI) studies on breast cancer in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs). Studies in Cochrane, Proquest Thesis, PubMed and Scopus were considered.
Siew Wei Yeong, Sit Wai Lee, Siew Chin Ong   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fluid and Neuroimaging Biomarkers in Microgliopathy Colony‐Stimulating Factor‐1 Receptor‐Related Disorders

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aims to identify both fluid and neuroimaging biomarkers for CSF1R‐RD that can inform the optimal timing of treatment administration to maximize therapeutic benefit, while also providing sensitive quantitative measurements to monitor disease progression.
Tomasz Chmiela, Madison Reeves, Karen Jansen‐West, Judith Dunmore, Yuping Song, Audrey Strongosky, Sunil Gandhi, Gilana Pikover, Matt Blurton‐Jones, Robert C. Spitale, Erik H. Middlebrooks, Leonard Petrucelli, Mercedes Prudencio, Zbigniew K. Wszolek   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Much Does the Federal Government Spend to Promote Economic Mobility and for Whom? [PDF]

, 2008
Tracks and projects federal expenditures and tax subsidies aimed at enhancing economic mobility, such as employer-related work subsidies, homeownership, savings and investment incentives, and education and training, and who benefits from ...
Adam Carasso, C. Eugene Steuerle, Gillian Reynolds   +2 more
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The economic burden of breast cancer in western Iran: a cross-sectional cost-of-illness study

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
Breast cancer is a significant global health challenge, affecting millions annually and imposing a considerable burden on healthcare systems and economies worldwide.
Banafsheh Darvishi Teli, M. Behzadifar, Mania Beiranvand, A. Rezapour, S. J. Ehsanzadeh, S. Azari, A. Bakhtiari, P. Haghighatfard, Mariano Martini, Maryam Saran, Masoud Behzadifar   +10 more
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Hospital Readmission After Traumatic Brain Injury Hospitalization in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the risk of hospital readmission after an index hospitalization for TBI in older adults. Methods Using data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, we used propensity score matching of individuals with an index TBI‐related hospitalization to individuals with (1) non‐TBI hospitalizations (primary analysis)
Rachel Thomas, Connor A. Law, Joan A. Casey, Thomas Mosley, Rebecca F. Gottesman, Ramon Diaz‐Arrastia, Holly Elser, Andrea L. C. Schneider   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Operative versus nonoperative treatment of acute Achilles tendon ruptures: A pilot economic decision analysis [PDF]

, 2020
Background: The operative treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures has been associated with lower rerupture rates and better function but also a risk of surgery-related complications compared with nonoperative treatment, which may provide improved outcomes ...
Bogunovic, Ljiljana, Brophy, Robert H, Johnson, Jeffrey, Klein, Sandra, Matava, Matthew J, McCormick, Jeremy, Smith, Matthew V, Su, Alvin W, Wright, Rick W   +8 more
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