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Delivering diabetes education through nurseled telecoaching : cost-effectiveness analysis [PDF]
Background : People with diabetes have a high risk of developing micro-and macrovascular complications associated with diminished life expectancy and elevated treatment costs. Patient education programs can improve diabetes control in the short term, but
Aertgeerts, Bert +5 more
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The relative value of different QALY types [PDF]
The oft-applied assumption in the use of Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) in economic evaluation, that all QALYs are valued equally, has been questioned from the outset.
Bulfone, Liliana +6 more
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Laparoscopic versus open colorectal resection for cancer and polyps: A cost-effectiveness study [PDF]
Methods: Participants were recruited in 2006-2007 in a district general hospital in the south of England; those with a diagnosis of cancer or polyps were included in the analysis.
Dowson, H +4 more
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Health economic evaluation of gene replacement therapies: methodological issues and recommendations
Objective: To provide recommendations for addressing previously identified key challenges in health economic evaluations of Gene Replacement Therapies (GRTs), including: 1) the assessment of clinical effectiveness; 2) the valuation of health outcomes; 3)
Samuel Aballéa +15 more
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Health-related quality of life (HRQL) is a value correlating with life duration, which depends on person’s disturbances, current functional condition, self-perception and social abilities, which are influenced by diseases, traumas, treatment and private ...
A. A. Baranov +7 more
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Cost-effectiveness of eplerenone in patients with systolic heart failure and mild symptoms [PDF]
Aim In the Eplerenone in Mild Patients Hospitalization and Survival Study in Heart Failure (EMPHASIS-HF), aldosterone blockade with eplerenone decreased mortality and hospitalisation in patients with mild symptoms (New York Heart Association class II ...
Akehurst, R. +9 more
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Populating an economic model with health state utility values: moving towards better practice [PDF]
Background: When estimating health state utility values (HSUV) for multiple health conditions, the alternative models used to combine these data can produce very different values.
Ara, R., Brazier, J.
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The aim of this article is to review the concept of the qualityadjusted life-year (QALY), a widely used measure of health improvement that is used to guide health-care resource allocation decisions. The QALY was originally developed as a measure of health effectiveness for cost-effectiveness analysis, a method intended to aid decision-makers charged ...
Weinstein, Milton C. +2 more
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Bezlotoxumab Added to Standard of Care Versus Standard of Care Alone for the Prevention of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection in High-Risk Patients in Spain [PDF]
Introduction Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the major cause of infectious nosocomial diarrhoea and is associated with considerable morbidity, mortality and economic impact.
Aceituno, Susana +7 more
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The study aims to estimate the MitraClip system’s cost-effectiveness compared with optimal medical therapy in adult patients with inoperable mitral regurgitation and assess its impact on the budget of the Russian Federation health system.Materials and ...
E. G. Fedina +3 more
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