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Direct non-medical costs double the total direct costs to patients undergoing cataract surgery in Zamfara state, Northern Nigeria: a case series. [PDF]

BMC Health Serv Res, 2015
BACKGROUND: Cost is frequently reported as a barrier to cataract surgery, but few studies have reported costs of accessing surgery in Africa. The purpose of this prospective, facility based study was to compare direct non-medical cost with total direct ...
Ibrahim N, Pozo-Martin F, Gilbert C.
europepmc   +10 more sources

Direct medical and non-medical costs of a one-year care pathway for early operable breast cancer: Results of a French multicenter prospective study.

PLoS ONE, 2019
IntroductionThe organization of health care for breast cancer (BC) constitutes a public health challenge to ensure quality of care, while also controlling expenditure.
Delphine Héquet, Cyrille Huchon, Anne-Laure Soilly, Bernard Asselain, Helene Berseneff, Caroline Trichot, Aline Combes, Karine Alves, Thuy Nguyen, Roman Rouzier, Sandrine Baffert   +10 more
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Direct non-medical and indirect costs of diabetes and its associated complications in Vietnam: an estimation using national health insurance claims from a cross-sectional survey [PDF]

BMJ Open, 2020
Objective The prevalence of diabetes in Vietnam has increased from 2.5% in 2007 to 5.5% in 2017, but the burden of direct non-medical and indirect costs is unknown.
Thi Tuyet Mai Kieu, Hong Nhung Trinh, Huy Tuan Kiet Pham, Thanh Binh Nguyen, Junice Yi Siu Ng   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Estimation of direct and indirect costs associated with obesity treatment interventions among adult populations in Iran [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Background The prevalence of obesity worldwide has reached pandemic levels and is anticipated to escalate swiftly in developing nations. Given the substantial surge in obesity rates observed over the last three decades, assessing obesity-related costs is
Faezeh Valaei Sharif, Zahra Sharif, Nazila Yousefi, Somayeh Mokhber   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Examination of medical and non-medical direct costs of outpatients and hospitalized cancer patients in Shiraz, Iran

Payesh, 2015
Objective (s): With more than 12 million new cases of cancers and nearly 7.6 million deaths all around the world in 2007, cancer currently is the third leading cause of death in the world.
Jamshid Bahmei, Hamed Rahimi, Abdal saleh Jafari, Mostafa Habibyan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medical and non-medical direct costs of cancers in patients hospitalized in Imam Khomeini cancer institution - 2010

بیمارستان, 2012
Background: With more than 12 million new cases of cancers and nearly 7.6 million deaths all around the world in 2007, cancer currently is the third leading cause of death in the world. This study was conducted to determine medical and non-medical direct
M Bazyar, A pourreza, Iraj harirchi, F Akbari, M Mahmoudi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Productivity losses and treatment cost of benign prostatic hyperplasia in Ghana. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is a common condition among ageing men, characterized by lower urinary tract symptoms that significantly impact the quality of life and economic productivity of affected individuals.
Daniel Senanu Dadee-Seshie, Sedem Godson Agbeteti, Banabas Kpankyaano, Aishah Fadila Adamu, Selase Kofi Adanu, Yakubu Alhassan, Maxwell Ayindenaba Dalaba, Kekeli Kodjo Adanu   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Quantifying the direct costs of diabetic retinopathy in a mixed healthcare system: a hospital-based study from governmental and patient perspectives [PDF]

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
Background Advanced diabetic retinopathy (DR), including proliferative DR and diabetic macular edema (DME), demands costly interventions like anti-VEGF therapy, laser treatment, and vitrectomy.
Rawaa M. Jabbar, Ali Azeez Al-Jumaili, Aymen D. Jaafar   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A cost analysis of speech-language pathology applications for telepractice during the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Background Cleft lip and palate are common congenital anomalies that impose significant healthcare and economic burdens. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted conventional speech-language therapy, necessitating the use of telepractice interventions.
Benjamas Prathanee, Luxzup Wattanasukchai   +1 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Direct Non-Medical Costs Of Rheumatoid Arthritis By Disease Level In Portugal [PDF]

Value in Health, 2014
Direct non-medical costs may be difficult to assess, so these are often disregarded in cost-of-illness studies. This analysis aims to estimate the annual direct non-medical costs of treating a patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis (AR) in Portugal, per level of disease activity.
Caixeiro Mateus, Ceu, Moura, A.
openaire   +3 more sources