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Long-term cost-effectiveness of pharmacist-managed hypertension care in China

BMC Health Services Research
Background Hypertension is one of the main causes of cardiovascular and kidney diseases in China. However, the rate of effective blood pressure control remains low.
Jingxuan Wei, Lihong Gao, Zhuying Jing, Jia Wang, Yulu Zhu, Haomin Zhu, Xin Li   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The economic consequences of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in the Scottish prison system

BMC Psychiatry, 2018
Background Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is highly prevalent amongst prison inmates and the criminal justice system (CJS) likely bears considerable costs for offenders with ADHD.
Susan Young, Rafael A. González, Moshe Fridman, Paul Hodgkins, Keira Kim, Gisli H. Gudjonsson   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Profiling neoadjuvant therapy response in rectal cancer using meta‐analysis of publicly available transcriptomic RNA‐seq datasets

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study integrates publicly available transcriptomic datasets to identify molecular signatures associated with response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer. By analyzing a combination of multiple cohorts with bioinformatics approaches, we reveal biological pathways and immune‐related features that may improve ...
Aleksandra Stanojevic, Rafael Stroggilos, Mladen Marinkovic, Ana Djuric, Suzana Stojanovic‐Rundic, Radmila Jankovic, Sergi Castellvi‐Bel, Remond J.A. Fijneman, Antonia Vlahou, Jerome Zoidakis, Milena Cavic   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Making Rasch decisions: the use of Rasch analysis in the construction of preference based health related quality of life instruments [PDF]

Objective: To set out the methodological process for using Rasch analysis alongside traditional psychometric methods in the development of a health state classification that is amenable to valuation.
Tsuchiya, A, Yang, Y, Brazier, J, Coyne, K, Young, Tracey A.   +4 more
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Gut microbiota alterations in patients with non‐small‐cell lung cancer undergoing chemoradiotherapy

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
We investigated the impact of concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) on the gut microbiota in patients with locally advanced non‐small‐cell lung cancer. Overall gut microbiota composition remained largely stable throughout CRT while antibiotic exposure may influence microbial diversity.
Hanne Marte Nymoen, Zhi Zhao, Henrik Horndalsveen, Maria Moksnes Bjaanæs, Bjørn Henning Grønberg, Tarje Halvorsen, Tesfaye Madebo, Marianne Aanerud, Jussi Koivunen, Kersti Oselin, Saulius Cicenas, Nina Helbekkmo, Jarkko Ahvonen, Maria Silvoniemi, Tine Norman Alver, Tonje Dalen, Åsa Kristina Öjlert, Saima Jamil Farooqi, Åslaug Helland, Vilde Drageset Haakensen   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

QALY losses for non-communicable diseases in Iranian adults: insights from a national cross-sectional study

Population Health Metrics
Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), constitute a major global public health challenge and represent the primary causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. This study aims to estimate Quality-Adjusted Life Year (QALY) losses associated with six
Abdoreza Mousavi, Satar Rezaei, Ali Akbari Sari, Mohammad Amin Masoumi, Rajabali Daroudi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cost-Utility Analysis of Rosuvastatin (20 mg) to Prevent Cardiovascular Diseases in Iran

Advanced Biomedical Research
Background: Cardiovascular diseases are a main cause of disease burden in developing and developed countries. This study aimed to evaluate the cost-utility of rosuvastatin 20 mg in contrast with no intervention for the prevention of cardiovascular ...
Aziz Rezapour, Abdosaleh Jafari, Hamid Talebianpour   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Economic evaluation of an extended nutritional intervention in older Australian hospitalized patients: a randomized controlled trial

BMC Geriatrics, 2018
Background Prevalence of malnutrition in older hospitalized patients is 30%. Malnutrition is associated with poor clinical outcomes in terms of high morbidity and mortality and is costly for hospitals.
Yogesh Sharma, Campbell Thompson, Michelle Miller, Rashmi Shahi, Paul Hakendorf, Chris Horwood, Billingsley Kaambwa   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring health and subjective wellbeing: vale, quality-adjusted life-years

, 2005
Measuring health and subjective wellbeing: vale, quality-adjusted life ...
Robert Cummins (13065627)
core  

APOBEC3 activity and DNA polymerase‐ε deficiency are associated with distinct IDH1 R132 hotspot mutations

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) mutations are highly recurrent in multiple human cancer types, including cholangiocarcinoma and glioma. IDH1 R132C is the most common IDH1 mutation in cholangiocarcinoma and likely arises from APOBEC3A‐ or APOBEC3B‐mediated deamination.
Kelly E. Butler, Bilal A. Lone, Ecem Unal, A. Rouf Banday   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source