Фармакоэкономика, 2018 The aim was to develop a methodology for determining the willingness to pay threshold (WTPT) and its upper limit value within the Russian health care system.Materials and methods. WTPT was calculated based on the shadow budget price (i. e.
T. S. Teptsova +5 more
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A Pilot Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Treatments in Newly Diagnosed High-Grade Gliomas: The Example of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Compared With White-Light Surgery [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: High-grade gliomas are aggressive, incurable tumors characterized by extensive diffuse invasion of the normal brain parenchyma. Novel therapies at best prolong survival; their costs are formidable and benefit is marginal.
Alves, M +3 more
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BMC Public Health, 2022 Background The burden of chronic diseases is rapidly rising, both in terms of morbidity and mortality. This burden is disproportionally carried by socially disadvantaged population subgroups.
Lisa Van Wilder +6 more
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Diseases, 2023 Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the leading causes of pediatric hospitalizations, mainly in children under 2 years of age. Hospitalization affects the caregivers’ quality of life (QoL).
August Wrotek +2 more
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Quality-Adjusted Life-Years without Constant Proportionality [PDF]
Value in Health, 2018 A quality-adjusted life-year is a common unit of measurement in health valuation. Under its constant proportionality assumption, the value of a quality-adjusted life span is defined as the product of preference weight and life span.To empirically identify an alternative functional relationship between life span and value by relaxing the constant ...
Peep F. M. Stalmeier +4 more
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Cost effectiveness of telecare management for pain and depression in patients with cancer: results from a randomized trial [PDF]
, 2014 OBJECTIVE: Pain and depression are prevalent and treatable symptoms among patients with cancer, yet they are often undetected and undertreated. The Indiana Cancer Pain and Depression (INCPAD) trial demonstrated that telecare management can improve pain ...
Cheville, Andrea L. +3 more
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A technique for approximating transition rates from published survival analyses
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2019 Background Quality-adjusted-life-years (QALYs) are used to concurrently quantify morbidity and mortality within a single parameter. For this reason, QALYs can facilitate the discussion of risks and benefits during patient counseling regarding treatment ...
Markian A. Pahuta +4 more
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Forecasting the Effects of Obesity and Smoking on U.S. Life Expectancy [PDF]
, 2011 Background: While increases in obesity over the past 30 years have adversely affected population health, there have been concomitant improvements due to reductions in smoking.
Cutler, David M. +2 more
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Cost-Effectiveness of Interferon Beta-1a, Interferon Beta-1b, and Glatiramer Acetate in Newly Diagnosed Non-primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis [PDF]
, 2004 ObjectiveTo perform a cost-effectiveness analysis of three immunomodulatory treatments for newly diagnosed nonprimary progressive MS: interferon beta-1a, interferon beta-1b, and glatiramer acetate.MethodsWe developed a state-transition model to estimate ...
Bar-Or, Amit +3 more
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HIV Cure Strategies: How Good Must They Be to Improve on Current Antiretroviral Therapy? [PDF]
, 2014 Background: We examined efficacy, toxicity, relapse, cost, and quality-of-life thresholds of hypothetical HIV cure interventions that would make them cost-effective compared to life-long antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Berkowitz, Bethany K. +11 more
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