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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

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
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Evaluation of the direct cost of chronic viral hepatitis B in patients monitored at the hepato-gastroenterology department of the Yalgado OUEDRAOGO University Hospital

BMC Gastroenterology
Introduction Chronic viral hepatitis B constitutes a public health problem due to its morbidity, mortality and economic consequences. To date, the direct costs incurred by patients for the treatment of this condition are not well documented.
Karim Ouedraogo, Amadou Oury Toure, Fadima Yaya Bocoum, Djenabou Diallo, Alexandre Delamou, Seni Kouanda   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of major direct medical cost categories among patients with osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, back pain or fibromyalgia undergoing outpatient rehabilitation.

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2011
OBJECTIVE To identify determinants of direct medical costs among patients with osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, back pain or fibromyalgia. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS Convenience sample of 410 patients undergoing outpatient rehabilitation.
C. Sabariego, M. Brach, G. Stucki
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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

Economic burden of beta-thalassemia/Hb E and beta-thalassemia major in Thai children

BMC Research Notes, 2010
Background Hemoglobin E beta-thalassemia (β-thalassemia/Hb E) has a variable severity, and the cost of treatment has not been well studied. The aim of this study was to analyze the societal cost of caring for children with β-thalassemias in Thailand. The
Riewpaiboon Arthorn, Nuchprayoon Issarang, Torcharus Kitti, Indaratna Kaemthong, Thavorncharoensap Montarat, Ubol Bang-on   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Integrative Neuromuscular Training for Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often exhibit early deficits in muscle and movement competence, which can compromise long‐term health. Integrative neuromuscular training (INT), a multifaceted approach combining fundamental movement activities with strength exercises, may help address these deficits during ...
Anna Maria Markarian, Robert U. Newton, Dennis R. Taaffe, Nicholas G. Gottardo, Santosh Valvi, Carolyn J. Peddle‐McIntyre, Jodie Cochrane Wilkie, Daniel A. Galvão   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The economic burden of bipolar disorder: a case study in Southern Iran

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
Background Bipolar Disorder (BD) imposes considerable economic and social burdens on the community. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the economic burden of bipolar disorder in patients referred to single-specialty psychiatric hospitals at ...
Zohreh Shaker, Zahra Goudarzi, Ramin Ravangard, Zinab Shaker, Arvin Hedayati, Khosro Keshavarz   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Describing financial toxicity among cancer patients in different income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundThere is limited evidence of financial toxicity (FT) among cancer patients from countries of various income levels. Hence, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of objective and subjective FT and their measurements in relation to cancer ...
Meram Azzani, Meram Azzani, Wahib Mohammed Atroosh, Wahib Mohammed Atroosh, Deepa Anbazhagan, Vinoth Kumarasamy, Mona Mohamed Ibrahim Abdalla   +6 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis for Intravenous Methylprednisolone‐Refractory Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in a Single‐Center Case Series

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a relapsing autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. High‐dose intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) is the standard first‐line therapy for acute attacks, although some patients remain refractory.
Wataru Horiguchi, Daisuke Katagiri, Takeyuki Watadani, Shunichi Matsuda, Hiroshi Kaneko, Noritoshi Arai   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source