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Estimation of health state utilities in breast cancer

Patient Preference and Adherence, 2017
Seon-Ha Kim,1 Min-Woo Jo,2 Minsu Ock,2 Hyeon-Jeong Lee,2 Jong-Won Lee3,4 1Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Dankook University, Cheonan, 2Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, 3Department of Breast ...
Kim SH, Jo MW, Ock M, Lee HJ, Lee JW
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Measurement of Quality of Life VI. Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALY) is an Unfortunate Use of the Quality-of-Life Concept

The Scientific World Journal, 2003
The QALY (quality-adjusted life years) attempts to incorporate the dimension of quality of life into the evaluation by adjusting life years by a quality factor.
Soren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick, Niels Jorgen Andersen   +2 more
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Incidence rates, costs and quality-adjusted life-years associated with drug-induced hypoglycemia by medication class.

, 2016
Incidence rates, costs and quality-adjusted life-years associated with drug-induced hypoglycemia by medication class.
Vakaramoko Diaby (3129054), Cara Tannenbaum (3129051), Mathieu Boulin (3129048)   +2 more
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Disability adjusted life years (DALYs) for decision-making?: an overview of the literature [PDF]

, 2002
This monograph covers 8 questions: What are Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs)? Why were DALYs developed? How are DALYs constructed? How have DALYs been used? What are the principal criticisms of DALYs?
Fox-Rushby, J, Oliver, Adam
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Impact of Initial Treatment Setting on Survival in Relapsed Pediatric and AYA Bone Sarcomas: A Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Clinical Trial

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Outcomes in relapsed or refractory pediatric and AYA bone sarcomas remain poor, and the impact of early referral to specialized sarcoma centers on survival is unclear. Early centralization of care may improve local and systemic treatment quality, but evidence in this population is limited.
Justyna Antoniuk‐Majchrzak, Katarzyna Bilska, Tomasz Koziński, Jadwiga Węcławek‐Tompol, Dorota Sega‐Pondel, Radosław Chaber, Wanda Badowska, Katarzyna Rosłan, Hanna Koseła‐Paterczyk, Anna Raciborska   +9 more
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Overcoming hurdles: measurement of health-related outcomes associated with national level medicines usage in Ireland

Drugs in Context, 2020
Public discourse on medicine provision predominantly focuses on overall expenditure. However, current literature suggests measurement of alternative indicators can provide a method to benchmark or ameliorate medicine provision.
Gary L O’Brien, Muireann McAlister, Stephen Byrne, James Gallagher   +3 more
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The impact of childhood RSV infection on children's and parents' quality of life: a prospective multicenter study in Spain

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background  Several immunisation candidates against RSV are in late-stage clinical trials. To evaluate the benefits of a potential vaccination programme, both economic and health benefits will be needed.
Eva Díez-Gandía, Carla Gómez-Álvarez, Mónica López-Lacort, Cintia Muñoz-Quiles, Isabel Úbeda-Sansano, Javier Díez-Domingo, Alejandro Orrico-Sánchez, Study collaborators   +7 more
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Economic evaluation of a psychological intervention for high distress cancer patients and carers: Costs and quality-adjusted life years

, 2015
Objective: This study compared the cost-effectiveness of a psychologist-led, individualised cognitive behavioural intervention (PI) to a nurse-led, minimal contact self-management condition for highly distressed cancer patients and carers.
Sophy Shih, Chatterton, Mary Lou, Chambers, Suzanne, Rob Carter, Shih, Sophy, Mary Lou Chatterton, Dunn, Jeffrey, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Stefano Occhipinti, Mihalopoulos, Cathrine, Carter, Rob, Suzanne Chambers, Girgis, Afaf, Afaf Girgis, Jeffrey Dunn, Occhipinti, Stefano, Mihalopoulos, C, Carter, R, Dunn, J, Girgis, A, Occhipinti, S, Chambers, S, Chatterton, ML, Shih, S   +23 more
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Effectiveness of Resistance Intradialytic Exercise Compared to Aerobic Intradialytic Exercise for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida, Gisela Cristiane Miyamoto, Daniel da Costa Torres, Ian Setubal Reis Chaves, Jonas do Carmo Paschoalin, Braúlio Lima Nascimento, Luciana Dias Chiavegato   +6 more
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The Ranking Properties of Healthy-Years Equivalents and Quality-Adjusted Life-Years Under Certainty and Uncertainty

, 1995
This paper investigates the theoretical properties of healthy-years equivalents (HYEs) and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs). A distinction is made between ex ante HYEs (EA-HYEs) and expected HYEs (EXP-HYEs) and between risk-neutral quality-adjusted ...
Johannesson, Magnus,, Johannesson, Magnus   +1 more
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