Laparoscopic versus open colorectal resection for cancer and polyps: A cost-effectiveness study [PDF]
, 2014 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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Problems and solutions in calculating quality-adjusted life years (QALYs)
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2003 The quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) is a measure of the value of health outcomes. Since health is a function of length of life and quality of life, the QALY was developed as an attempt to combine the value of these attributes into a single index number.
Sacristán José A, Prieto Luis
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Moderate-vigorous physical activity and health-related quality of life among Hispanic/Latino adults in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). [PDF]
, 2019 BackgroundPhysical activity is a modifiable healthy behavior that has been shown to positively influence health-related quality of life. However, research examining the link between physical activity and health-related quality of life among Hispanic ...
Argos, Maria +17 more
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Descriptive Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Counseling and Coordination Model in Psychosocial Care. Integration of Health Care and Social Rehabilitation [PDF]
, 2020 Introduction: A psychosocial outreach clinic was established to offer counseling and coordination of healthcare and complementary services for persons with psychosocial and mental problems. The cost-effectiveness of these services was measured based on a
Albrecht, Marion +8 more
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Cost-effectiveness of eplerenone in patients with systolic heart failure and mild symptoms [PDF]
, 2014 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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Clinical Psychology in Europe, 2021 [Background] As estimated by the World Health Organization, depressive disorders will be the leading contributor to the Global Burden of Disease by 2030.
Laura Ulbrich, Christoph Kröger
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Cost‐effectiveness analysis of delgocitinib in adult patients with atopic dermatitis in Japan
Journal of Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy, 2021 Objectives This study evaluated the cost‐effectiveness of delgocitinib relative to moisturization therapy in adult patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis. Methods The analysis was performed by using the simulation model with the patient‐level
Motoi Takenaka +7 more
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How to allocate scarce health resources without discriminating against people with disabilities [PDF]
, 2016 One widely used method for allocating health care resources involves the use of cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) to rank treatments in terms of quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) gained.
John, Tyler M. +2 more
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The Impact of Ankle Arthritis Treatment on Quality Adjusted Life Years
Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2017 Category: Ankle, Ankle Arthritis Introduction/Purpose: Patients living with end stage ankle arthritis suffer significant disability. They are two standard deviations below population scores for all symptom and function SF-36 sub-scales. In addition, they
Kelly Hynes MD, BSc +5 more
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Fundamental Measurement: The Need Fulfilment Quality of Life (N-QOL) Measure
INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy, 2021 The quality adjusted life year (QALY) has serious problems related to its failure to adhere to measurement theory. If a QALY is to be meaningful, the utility score that translates time spent to an equivalent time spent in so-called perfect health must ...
Paul C. Langley, Stephen P. McKenna
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