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Health-Care Costs and Exercise Capacity

Chest, 2003
While the beneficial effect of exercise capacity on mortality is well-accepted, its effect on health-care costs remains uncertain. This study investigates the relationship between exercise capacity and health-care costs.The Veterans Affairs Health Care System recently implemented a Decision Support System that provides data on patterns of care, patient
Weiss, J.Peter, Froelicher, Victor F., Myers, Jonathan N., Heidenreich, Paul A.   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Analyzing the relationship between health insurance, health costs, and health care utilization [PDF]

Using data the Health and Retirement Survey and the Assets and Health Dynamics among the Oldest Old, this article provides an empirical analysis of the determinants of whether an individual purchases health insurance.
Kirti Kamboj, Eric French
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Lifetime Health Care Costs of the Danish Population [PDF]

, 2013
# Objectives Lifetime health care cost is a statistical indicator for expected health care use during the remaining lifetime of an individual. The objective of this study was to estimate the lifetime health care costs for individual gender and age strata.
Rikke Søgaard, Jan Sørensen
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Delivery of DNA‐encoded vaccines and proteins in mice using cutaneous suction‐mediated transfection

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Cutaneous suction‐mediated transfection in mice for delivery of DNA‐encoded vaccines and proteins. A critical limitation of DNA vaccines and other therapeutics is transfection in vivo to produce the encoded antigens or therapeutic proteins. Cutaneous suction‐based methods have demonstrated effectiveness in many animal models and have been successfully ...
Emran O. Lallow, Isabel Brandtjen, Yaxin Mo, Melissa Gulley, Louis Osorio, Sagar Kudchodkar, Nandita C. Jhumur, Christine C. Roberts, Lisa K. Denzin, David I. Shreiber, Biju Parekkadan, Hao Lin, Joel N. Maslow   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of costs of care for patients attending primary care [PDF]

Psychiatria Fennica, 2017
Aims: We aimed to evaluate determinants of costs of somatic and psychiatric care for patients attending primary care (PrC). Methods: 495 PrC patients filled in a questionnaire including questions on background, health behaviour, social contacts ...
Henri R. W. Salokangas, Tiina From, Sinikka Luutonen, Jarmo Hietala, Raimo K. R. Salokangas   +4 more
doaj  

From patient advocacy to patient‐driven research: Building active partnerships beginning at the bench to reach the bedside

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Research is strongest when conducted alongside patients, not just about them. Patient research organizations help integrate patient perspectives into research priorities, study design, and scientific meetings, leading to meaningful patient outcomes and development of relevant therapies.
Jenica H. Kakadia, Rachel Heilmann, Maximiliano Barrientos, Laura MacNeill, Ingrid Vallee, Sarah K. Schultz, Patrick O'Donoghue, Angelica A. Moresco, Victoria M. Siu, Ilka U. Heinemann   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of undergraduate bioscience engagement: Validating attendance barriers and classroom spatial behaviour across institutions

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Student engagement extends beyond simple attendance. Across 891 bioscience students from three universities, attendance behaviour was associated mainly with structural influences, whereas classroom spatial behaviour reflected affective and sensory factors.
Nigel Page, Rachel J. Hunt, Lauren J. Albee, Daniel Berwick, Alison Snape   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Future of Ageing and Its Health Care Costs: A Warning for Health System

Sālmand, 2007
This article is focused on ageing and the rapid ageing population growth, from future health care costs prospectus. It reviews ageing population statistics in several courtiers as well as Iran, to illustrate the significance of the ageing population ...
Mehri Rasel, Ali Ardalan
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Differences in Health Care Expenditures by Cancer Patients During Their Last Year of Life: A Registry-Based Study

Current Oncology
Background. During the last year of life, persons with cancer should probably have similar care needs and costs, but studies suggest otherwise. Methods.
Peter Strang, Max Petzold, Linda Björkhem-Bergman, Torbjörn Schultz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

What do language barriers cost? An exploratory study among asylum seekers in Switzerland

BMC Health Services Research, 2010
Background Language barriers have a major impact on both the quality and the costs of health care. While there is a growing body of evidence demonstrating the detrimental effects of language barriers on the quality of health care provision, less is known
Bischoff Alexander, Denhaerynck Kris
doaj   +1 more source