Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2021 Objectives To comparatively evaluate a low‐cost otoscope with a traditional device among health care workers in Malawi. Methods The study is a prospective, comparative, qualitative observational survey of health care worker's opinions using 5‐point ...
Katharine Balfour +7 more
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El labrador: Año I Número 3 - (14/03/22) [PDF]
, 1922 BACKGROUND: Use of everolimus-eluting stents (EES) has proven to be clinically effective and safe in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction but it remains unclear whether it is cost-effective compared to bare-metal stents (BMS) in the ...
Ademi, Zanfina +17 more
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Cross-national agreement on disability weights: the European Disability Weights Project
Population Health Metrics, 2003 Background Disability weights represent the relative severity of disease stages to be incorporated in summary measures of population health. The level of agreement on disability weights in Western European countries was investigated with different ...
Burström Kristina +3 more
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Cost-effectiveness of physical fitness training for stroke survivors [PDF]
, 2018 Background Physical fitness is impaired after stroke, yet fitness training after stroke reduces disability. Several international guidelines recommend that fitness training be incorporated as part of stroke rehabilitation. However, information about cost-
Clifton, E. +3 more
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Methodological challenges surrounding QALY estimation for paediatric economic evaluation
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2022 Cost-utility analysis remains the preferred form of economic evaluation for health technology assessment, pricing and reimbursement authorities in several countries. The results of cost-utility analyses are commonly expressed in terms of incremental cost
Stavros Petrou
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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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Estimation of Utility Weights for Prostate-related Health States in Korea [PDF]
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2022 Objectives Very limited previous research has investigated the utility weights of prostate-related diseases in the general population in Korea. The purpose of this study was to calculate the utility of prostate-related health states in the Korean general
Seon-Ha Kim +3 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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Modelling the cost effectiveness of interferon beta and glatiramer acetate in the management of multiple sclerosis [PDF]
, 2003 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cost effectiveness of four disease modifying treatments (interferon betas and glatiramer acetate) for relapsing remitting and secondary progressive multiple sclerosis in the United Kingdom. DESIGN: Modelling cost effectiveness.
Abrams, K. +6 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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