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Economic Burden of Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease and Their Caregivers: A Scoping Review

Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2023
Hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) treatments impact the economic burden and psychological distress faced by end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients and their caregivers. This review aimed to discuss the concept of an economic burden and the
Nadrah Shafik, Norhayati Ibrahim, Abdul Halim Abdul Gafor   +2 more
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The economic burden of Clostridium difficile [PDF]

Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2012
Although Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is the leading cause of infectious diarrhoea in hospitalized patients, the economic burden of this major nosocomial pathogen for hospitals, third-party payers and society remains unclear. We developed an economic computer simulation model to determine the costs attributable to healthcare-acquired C ...
McGlone, S.M., Bailey, R.R., Zimmer, S.M., Popovich, M.J., Tian, Y., Ufberg, P., Muder, R.R., Lee, B.Y.   +7 more
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Evidence on Relative Tax Burden of Taxpayers with Income from Employment in the Czech Republic [PDF]

, 2010
This paper presents the results of a comparative analysis of relative tax burden of taxpayers (natural persons) with income from employment in the Czech Republic from 1993 to 2009. Single, childless taxpayers with tax residency in the Czech Republic were
Brychta, Karel
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Financial hardship after cancer: revision of a conceptual model and development of patient-reported outcome measures

Future Science OA
Aim: This qualitative study refined a conceptual model of financial hardship and developed measures corresponding to model constructs. Methods: Eighteen women with breast cancer recruited through a comprehensive cancer center completed interviews.
Salene MW Jones, Jean Yi, Nora B Henrikson, Laura Panattoni, Veena Shankaran   +4 more
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Economic burden of migraine in Singapore

Cephalalgia Reports, 2020
Objective: Despite the high prevalence and disabling nature of migraine, studies evaluating its economic burden in Singapore remain scant. This study aims to quantify the per capita and aggregate economic cost of episodic migraine (EM; ≤14 monthly ...
Jonathan Jia Yuan Ong, Devanshi Patnaik, Yee Cheun Chan, Oliver Simon, Eric A Finkelstein   +4 more
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Economic Burden of Healthcare Services on Cancer Survivors in Bangladesh [PDF]

Background Cancer is a critical public health issue that imposes a considerable economic burden, especially in low-resource countries. In Bangladesh, there has been a noticeable lack of research focusing on the economic burden associated with cancer ...
Alam, M.M., Shahjalal, Md., Mosharaf, Md. Parvez, Dahal, Padam Kanta, Hawlader, Mohammad Delwer Hossain, Mahumud, Rashidul Alam   +5 more
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Household costs of seeking outpatient care in Egyptian children with diarrhea: a cross-sectional study

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2013
INTRODUCTION: Addressing difficulties of seeking and getting health care would lower the burden of diarrhea among ill children from developing countries as Egypt.
Abeer Barakat, Eman Fawzy Halawa
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Budget impact analysis of two treatment approaches for hepatitis C in Malaysia through the use of voluntary and compulsory licensing options

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionA scaled-up treatment cascade with direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy is necessary to achieve global WHO targets for hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination in Malaysia. Recently, limited access to sofosbuvir/daclatasvir (SOF/DAC) is available
Amirah Azzeri, Amirah Azzeri, Maznah Dahlui, Maznah Dahlui, Maznah Dahlui, Rosmawati Mohamed, Scott Alexander McDonald, Scott Alexander McDonald, Hafiz Jaafar, Fatiha Hana Shabaruddin   +9 more
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Economic burden of smoking in Korea [PDF]

Tobacco Control, 2003
Objective:To support tobacco control policies in Korea by providing the estimated annual economic burden attributed to cigarette smoking.Methods:The following two different approaches were used to estimate the cost: “disease specific” and “all causes”.
H Y, Kang, H J, Kim, T K, Park, S H, Jee, C M, Nam, H W, Park   +5 more
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Economic Burden of Nicotine Dependence during COVID-19

Journal of Psychiatry Spectrum, 2022
Tobacco kills more than 8 million people globally every year. Tobacco adversely affects the individual and family, adding to the economic burden. More than 7 million deaths are directly related to nicotine use and around 1.2 million are due to passive ...
Jesu Maria Dass, M. Kishor
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