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Preferences for post‐traumatic osteoarthritis prevention strategies in individuals with anterior cruciate ligament injury

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives There is growing interest in evaluating new strategies to delay or prevent post‐traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) in individuals who have sustained anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. This study sought to determine characteristics of potential treatments that are acceptable to patients with ACL injury.
Kevin Kennedy, Lily Waddell, Adam Easterbrook, Jeffrey N. Katz, Cale Jacobs, Morgan Jones, Faith Selzer, Elena Losina, Liana Fraenkel, Nick Bansback   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Out of pocket payment for diabetes mellitus in a public hospital of Karachi.

JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2019
OBJECTIVE To estimate the out-of-pocket payment on routine management of type 2 diabetes in patients attending a public-sector facility. METHODS The cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2016 to May 2017 at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical ...
Syed Muhammad Ibrahim Hashmi, Shiraz Shaikh, Sana Tanzil, L. Baig, Nimra Shahid, Amna Abdullah   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

What has driven the spatial spillover of China’s out-of-pocket payments? [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Even though China launched a series of measures to alleviate several financial burdens (including health insurance scheme, increased government investment, and so on), the economic burden of health expenditure has still not been alleviated. Out-of-pocket payments (OPPs) show not only a time correlation but also some degree of spatial correlation.
Ruijie Zhang, Jinghua Li, Xiaochun Du, Tianjiao Ma, Li Zhang, Qian Zhang, Fang Xia   +6 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Impact of Positive Lifestyle Behaviors on Direct Health Care Cost Savings for Low Back Pain

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to investigate the relationship between a previously purpose‐developed lifestyle behavior scale and health care cost savings related to low back pain (LBP). Methods This longitudinal study used data from the Australian Twin Back (AUTBACK) study. LBP and lifestyle behavior measures were collected at baseline. Physical activity
Ye Tian, Katharine E. Roberts, Michelle Hall, Paula R. Beckenkamp, Angelo Sabag, Karoline Moe, Ana Paula Carvalho‐e‐Silva, Emily J. Callander, Paulo H. Ferreira   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Financial Distress and Its Determinants in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To quantify the degree of financial distress and identify its determinants in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) given the frequent prolonged use of expensive disease‐modifying therapies. Methods We identified adults enrolled in the FORWARD databank with either RA or noninflammatory musculoskeletal disease (NIMSKD) completing the ...
Amber Brown Keebler, Yunju Im, Sofia Pedro, Ted R. Mikuls, Edward S. Peters, Kaleb Michaud   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Frequency of out-of-pocket payment for healthcare: Age and sex differences [PDF]

Medicinski Podmladak
Out-of-pocket payments for health care as one of the ways of health care financing is present in numerous countries and can lead to a financial burden of healthcare. This could lead to restrictions on other necessary goods and lower the expected standard
Vojvodić Katarina, Terzić-Šupić Zorica   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perspectives and Preferences in Lupus Management to Guide Lupus Guidelines Development

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A patient‐centered approach for chronic disease management, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), aligns treatment with patients’ values and preferences, leading to improved outcomes. This paper summarizes how patient experiences, perspectives, and priorities informed the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2024 Lupus Nephritis (LN)
Shivani Garg, Izzy Hartel, Lisa R. Sammaritano, Anca Askanase, Bonnie L. Bermas, Maria Dall'Era, Alí Duarte‐García, Victoria P. Werth, Brad Rovin, Reem A. Mustafa, Amy S. Turner, Bené Williams, Brian L. Ung, Hiya Bhavsar, Monique C. Gore‐Massy, Nahirannette Pulido, Natacha Guerrero, Natalie M. Smith, Wambui Machua, Linda T. Hiraki, Mary Beth Son   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of the Policy of Expanding Coverage for Four Major Diseases: Focused on Out-of-Pocket Payment

, 2017
In South Korea, cancers, cardiac diseases, cerebrovascular diseases and rare intractable diseases cause huge financial burden on households. To help lower their medical cost, the government implemented the policy of expanding insurance coverage for the ...
K. Ok, S. Jeon
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Global Variation in Out‐of‐Pocket Payments for Cancer Surgery

World Journal of Surgery
ABSTRACTIntroductionCancer is one of the most expensive global health challenges and surgery is needed in most cases. This study aimed to describe out‐of‐pocket payments for cancer surgery across country income groups.MethodsThis was a preplanned secondary analysis from an international prospective cohort study of consecutive patients undergoing cancer
Joana F. F. Simoes, Maria Picciochi, Adesoji Ademuyiwa, Adewale Adisa, Theophilus Anyomih, Aneel Bhangu, Jose A. Calvache, Dhruva Ghosh, Kate Jolly, Mwayi Kachapila, Ismail Lawani, Dmitri Nepogodiev, Faustin Ntirenganya, Raymond Oppong, Stephen Tabiri, Antonio Ramos‐De la Medina   +15 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Comparing cost-sharing practices for pharmaceuticals and health care services among four central European countries [PDF]

, 2012
The paper reviews the existing cost-sharing practices in four Central European countries namely the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia focusing on patient co-payments for pharmaceuticals and services covered by the social health insurance.
Baji, Petra, Boncz, Imre, Gulácsi, László, Jenei, György   +3 more
core   +2 more sources