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Health Utilities for Multiple Sclerosis [PDF]

Value in Health, 2016
To estimate health state utility values (HSUVs) for multiple sclerosis (MS) by key demographic and clinical characteristics.Data from a UK prospective, longitudinal, cohort study of people with MS were used for analysis. Patient-reported outcomes on the EuroQol five-dimensional questionnaire (EQ-5D) and the six-dimensional health state short form (SF ...
Hawton, A, Green, C
openaire   +3 more sources

The construct validity of the Child Health Utility 9D-DK instrument

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2019
BackgroundRelative to their application with adults there is currently little information about the application of preference-based health-related quality of life (HRQL) instruments among populations of young people.
K. D. Petersen, J. Ratcliffe, Gang Chen, D. Serles, Christine Stampe Frøsig, A. V. Olesen   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

What utility scores do mental health service users, healthcare professionals and members of the general public attribute to different health states? A co-produced mixed methods online survey. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
BACKGROUND:Utility scores are integral to health economics decision-making. Typically, utility scores have not been scored or developed with mental health service users.
Chris Flood, Sally Barlow, Alan Simpson, Amanda Burls, Amy Price, Martin Cartwright, Stefano Brini, Service User and Carer Group Advising on Research (SUGAR) members   +7 more
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A multinational evaluation assessing the relationship between peristomal skin health and health utility.

British Journal of Nursing, 2019
BACKGROUND: irritation to peristomal skin remains one of the most prevalent ostomy-related complications influencing an individual's health status and quality of life.
T. Nichols, J. Goldstine, G. Inglese
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The Utility of an Online Forward Triage Tool During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: Health Care Provider and Health Authority Perspectives

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
IntroductionThe SARS CoV-2 pandemic poses major challenges not only to patients but also to health care professionals and policy-makers, with rapidly changing, sometimes complex, recommendations, and guidelines to the population.
Janet Michel, Tim S. Kilb, Annette Mettler, Martin Müller, Wolf E. Hautz, Stefanie C. Hautz, Thomas C. Sauter   +6 more
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Utility of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) for educational psychologists’ work [PDF]

, 2014
Despite embracing a bio-psycho-social perspective, the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) assessment framework has had limited application to date with children who have special ...
Aljunied, M, Frederickson, N
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar, Denise M. Connolly, Ellen Kellington, Elyse Zelunka, Karla Kerrigan, Furqan Shaikh, Paul C. Nathan, Meredith S. Irwin, Sarah Cohen‐Gogo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A view from the Bridge: agreement between the SF-6D utility algorithm and the Health utilities Index [PDF]

, 2003
BACKGROUND: The SF-6D is a new health state classification and utility scoring system based on 6 dimensions (‘6D’) of the Short Form 36, and permits a ‘‘bridging’’ transformation between SF-36 responses and utilities. The Health Utilities Index, mark 3
Brazier, Brazier, Drummond, Drummond, Feeny, Feeny, Fryback, Hohnloser, Keeney, Kind, Nichol, Samsa, Torrance, Ware, Ware   +14 more
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The Impact of Autoimmune Hepatitis and Its Treatment on Health Utility

Hepatology, 2018
Patient reporting suggests that the physical and psychological effects of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) can be substantial. However, health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with AIH remains incompletely characterized, and health utility remains ...
L. Wong, H. Fisher, D. Stocken, S. Rice, A. Khanna, M. Heneghan, Y. Oo, G. Mells, Stuart Kendrick, J. Dyson, David E. J. Jones   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis, Okeleji Olayinka, Mariam Z. Quraishi, Lakshmi V. Srivaths, Deborah L. Brown, Neethu M. Menon, Ricardo A. Mosquera, Ashwin P. Patel, James M. Stark, Aravind Yadav   +9 more
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