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The Proposal and Application of Quality-adjusted Life Years

Yixue yu zhexue
Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) is a quantitative health measure that integrates both life expectancy and quality, proposed in the 1970s as an effective tool for aiding the rational allocation of healthcare resources while balancing efficiency and ...
Yixuan LI
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Utility Weights for Allergic Rhinitis Based on a Community Survey with a Time Trade-off Technique in Japan

Allergology International, 2009
Background: Allergic rhinitis is not a fatal disease, but its symptoms deteriorate the quality of life. High morbidity raises a concern about its impact on health care resources.
Kazuhiro Tamayama, Masahide Kondo, Aiko Shono, Ichiro Okubo   +3 more
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Quality-Adjusted Life-Years lost for ambulatory ILI patients.

, 2014
Estimated average Quality-Adjusted Life-Years lost as a function of having an underlying illness and age, separately for ambulatory ILI respondents categorized as ‘likely flu’ or ‘unlikely flu’.
Philippe Beutels (43663), Samuel Coenen (397250), Joke Bilcke (262673)   +2 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
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Pediatric Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Is Often Severe But Responsive to Siltuximab

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a potentially fatal immunologic disorder marked by widespread lymphadenopathy and inflammation. Siltuximab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, is the only FDA‐approved treatment for adult patients with iMCD.
Bridget Austin, Sheila K. Pierson, Kelley C. Dacus, Mateo Sarmiento Bustamante, Saishravan Shyamsundar, Larissa Borys, Kayla McHugh, Abiola Irvine, Yoojin Jo, Adam Bagg, Mary Jo Lechowicz, Daisy Alapat, Amy Chadburn, Megan S. Lim, Gordan Srkalovic, Frits van Rhee, David C. Fajgenbaum, Joshua D. Brandstadter   +17 more
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Measuring the impact of alcohol-related disorders on quality of life through general population preferences

Gaceta Sanitaria, 2017
Objective: To estimate the intangible effects of alcohol misuse on the drinker's quality of life, based on general population preferences Methods: The most important effects (dimensions) were identified by means of two focus groups conducted with ...
Eva Rodríguez-Míguez, Jacinto Mosquera Nogueira   +1 more
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Predicted probability of rejection by cost per quality-adjusted life years.

, 2018
Predicted probability of rejection by cost per quality-adjusted life years.
Seung Min Lee (1644409), Nari Yoon (5892710), Junho Jang (510694), Eun-Young Bae (5892698), Hye-Jae Lee (5892704), Hui Jeong Kim (5892701), Kookhee Kim (5892713), Tae Kyung Kim (253967), Bong-Min Yang (5892716), Yunkyung Jung (5892707)   +9 more
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The Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Childhood Cancer Survival: A Population‐Based Assessment of Survival Patterns Between 2015 and 2023 in Germany

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Numerous international studies have reported declines in new cancer diagnoses, delayed diagnoses and disruptions in cancer treatment following the implementation of COVID‐19 pandemic public health measures, raising concerns that these effects may ultimately contribute to increased cancer mortality.
Friederike Erdmann, Maike Wellbrock, Javier Louro, Arndt Borkhardt, Martin Schrappe, Claudia Trübenbach, Desiree Grabow, Cécile M. Ronckers, Joachim Schüz   +8 more
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Commentary on the Urgent Need for Comprehensive Cost-Effectiveness Studies in Temporomandibular Disorders

Journal of the California Dental Association
Objective This commentary underscores the critical need for focused, comprehensive research on the cost-effectiveness of treatments for temporomandibular disorders (TMD). While some studies have explored this area, a notable gap in systematic evaluations
K. Davina Frick, Anisha Paul-Ledesma
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A narrative review on the burden of migraine: when the burden is the impact on people’s life

The Journal of Headache and Pain, 2019
Background The burden of headache disorders, and of migraine in particular, is multifaceted and fragmented. The aim of this narrative review is to provide a description the main topics underlying the concepts of burden and impact of migraine disorders ...
Matilde Leonardi, Alberto Raggi
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