Quality of care of asthma during pregnancy.

abstract：:This review examines the national trends in out-of-pocket and high economic burden of prescription drug expenditures by elderly people aged 65 years and older. From 1992 to 2000, prescription out-of-pocket drug expenditures increased at an annual rate of 7%. During this period the proportion of elderly without prescri...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Sambamoorthi U,Akincigil A,Wei W,Crystal S

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the cost-effectiveness of treating poorly controlled, severe, persistent asthma patients with bronchial thermoplasty (BT), a novel technology that uses thermal energy to reduce airway smooth muscle mass, with 5-year outcome data demonstrating a durable reduction in asthma exacerbations. STUDY DE...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Cangelosi MJ,Ortendahl JD,Meckley LM,Bentley TG,Anene AM,Shriner KM,Fox J

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths for both men and women across the world. In the past, studies on lung cancer have focused on traditional end points such as survival, disease-free survival or local control. More recently, investigators have begun to appreciate the importance of health-related quality-of...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Siddiqui F,Konski AA,Movsas B

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid rise in health care expenses has resulted in an increased interest in the cost of treatments from a cost-effectiveness point of view for management purposes and in a reimbursement setting. The economics of radiotherapy within the global context of health care, and more specifically of cancer therapy, are dis...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Lievens Y,Slotman BJ

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:During the past few years, medical-economic evaluation of lung cancers (LCs) has become unavoidable. Total management costs have been rising constantly, with values almost doubling every 10 years. The financial impact will be even greater with the new molecules now marketed. The methodology for these studi...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Vergnenègre A,Chouaïd C

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review was designed to explore and review the range of patient-reported outcomes used to assess people with epilepsy. Literature searches were conducted through EMBASE.com and supplemented with hand searching of relevant articles. References obtained through hand searches were compared with EMBASE.com citations u...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Stafford M,Gavriel S,Lloyd A

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality of life has become an important end point in clinical trials and academic studies. The questionnaires developed by the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Group are widely used to measure quality of life in cancer patients. The expanding geographical coverage of current s...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Kuliś D,Arnott M,Greimel ER,Bottomley A,Koller M,European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Group.

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comprehensive literature search identified seven instruments, of which three had psychometric data available. These were the 'Sawicki instrument', the Duke Anticoagulation Satisfaction Scale (DASS) and Deep Vein Thrombosis Quality of Life (DVTQoL). Sawicki assessed five domains with acceptable internal reliability. ...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Wild D,Murray M,Shakespeare A,Reaney M,von Maltzahn R

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2001, the US National Cancer Institute created the Cancer Outcomes Measurement Working Group (COMWG) to assess the state-of-the-science of outcomes assessment in cancer and to make recommendations for moving the field forward. The COMWG focused on methods for assessing patient-reported outcomes (health-related QoL,...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Snyder C,Gotay CC,Lipscomb J

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the lack of evidence from randomized controlled trials and large prospective studies, controversy exists regarding the optimal treatment strategy for early stage prostate cancer. The impact of various treatments on health-related quality of life has become an increasingly important but controversial issue. The l...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： D'haese S,Bottomley A

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Everybody acknowledges the merits of the European Medicines Evaluation Agency and the progress the European system has permitted in evaluating and approving medicinal products. Nevertheless, the system established in 1995 is ripe for updating and improvement in the light of experience. Some limitations of the procedur...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Garattini S,Bertele' V

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differential item functioning (DIF) analyses are used to determine whether certain groups respond differently to a particular item of a test or questionnaire; however, these do not explain the reasons for observed response differences. Many studies have used external reviews of items, sometimes using blinded reviewers...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Scott NW,Fayers PM,Aaronson NK,Bottomley A,de Graeff A,Groenvold M,Gundy C,Koller M,Petersen MA,Sprangers MA,EORTC Quality of Life Group.,Quality of Life Cross-Cultural Meta-Analysis Group.

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we will focus on how preferences and utilities are measured, including the strengths and limitations of various approaches, discuss their use in estimating quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) and make some recommendations for further research. Preferences are either measured using direct (visual analo...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Revicki DA,Lenderking WR

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis is the single most important cause of disability and limitation of activity of elderly people in the UK. Although joint replacement is now commonplace for hips and increasingly so for knees, pharmacological management continues to be important. In this context, it is necessary to identify valid and acce...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Walters SJ,Lloyd-Jones M

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the clinical and pharmacoeconomic studies that have been conducted within Europe for patients undergoing elective hip-replacement surgery. Additionally, we offer a perspective on the possible future clinical use of new agents in orthopedic surgery, such as dabigatran and BAY 59-7939 (rivaroxban). Lo...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Ivanovic N,Beinema M,Brouwers JR,Naunton M,Postma MJ

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Healthcare reform in any nation is an evolving process. Brought about by demographic, technological, social, cultural, economic and political factors, all healthcare systems are continually confronting issues related to cost, access and quality. This paper examines other countries' approaches to healthcare in the ongo...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： O'Rourke TW,Iammarino NK

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most national guidelines for pharmacoeconomic research prescribe discounting, mostly of money and health against the same rate. There is much debate on whether this is adequate. Two theoretical arguments, the consistency argument of Weinstein and Stason, and the paralyzing paradox of Keeler and Cretin, are mostly resp...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Klock RM,Brouwer WB,Annemans LJ,Bos JM,Postma MJ

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At least 14% of cancer patients live with minor children. Being a parent with cancer has far-reaching consequences for individual treatment decision-making and quality of life in patients and their families. Even though the majority of children and adolescents do not show clinically relevant symptoms of psychopatholog...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Krauel K,Simon A,Krause-Hebecker N,Czimbalmos A,Bottomley A,Flechtner H

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biosimilars can directly reduce the cost of treating patients for whom a reference biologic is indicated by offering a highly similar, lower priced alternative. We examine factors related to biosimilar regulatory approval, uptake, pricing, and financing and the potential impact on drug expenditures in the U....

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Grewal S,Ramsey S,Balu S,Carlson JJ

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given growing interest in multicriteria decision making and multiple cost-effectiveness thresholds' approach, it was decided to investigate its usefulness in Poland. The pricing and reimbursement (P&R) regulations were reviewed and a cross-sectional survey was conducted amongst nurses. The study investigated whether P...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Kolasa K

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By 2018, Medicare payments will be tied to quality of care. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services currently use quality-based metric for some reimbursements through their different programs. Existing and future quality metrics will rely on risk adjustment to avoid unfairly punishing those who see the sickest,...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Al Kazzi ES,Hutfless S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous melanoma (CM) is a highly curable skin cancer of melanocytes if diagnosed early. Unfortunately, its invasion into the deeper dermis increases the risk of it spreading to the lymph nodes and distant organs. Spread of metastatic melanoma (MM) to other organs is among one of the most dangerous conditions that i...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Hegde UP,Chakraborty N,Mukherji B,Grant Kels JM

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This article is part of the series "How to Prepare a Systematic Review (SR) of Economic Evaluations (EE) for Informing Evidence-based Healthcare Decisions" in which a five-step-approach for conducting a SR of EE is proposed. Areas covered: This paper explains the data extraction process, the risk of bias a...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Wijnen B,Van Mastrigt G,Redekop WK,Majoie H,De Kinderen R,Evers S

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmaceutical sector has been established as the primary cost driver in health. The scope of this paper is to explore the drivers of pharmaceutical expenditure in Cyprus by decomposing sales and assessing impact of prices, volumes and substitution effect. We used a statistical approach to decompose the growth of ...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Petrou P

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been great technological advances in the use of antiretroviral therapies to slow down disease progression in HIV/AIDS. Combinations of therapeutics and the use of several diagnostic methods have resulted in both declines in mortality and the occurrence of opportunistic infections. The higher costs of these ...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Bos JM,Berg LT,Postma MJ

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social Security Disability Insurance provides cash benefits to disabled workers and certain others under the age of 65 years. These individuals become eligible for Medicare 24 months after Social Security Disability Insurance cash benefits start. In 2001, 13.9% of Medicare's approximately 40 million beneficiaries were...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Iezzoni LI

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, high-cost medicines have increasingly been challenging the public health budget in all countries including high-income economies. In this context, this study aims to survey, analyze and compare prices of medicines that likely contribute to high expenditure for the public payers in high-incom...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Vogler S,Zimmermann N,Babar ZU

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rates of antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa are increasing worldwide. The multidrug-resistant (MDR) phenotype in P. aeruginosa could be mediated by several mechanisms including multidrug efflux systems, enzyme production, outer membrane protein (porin) loss and target mutations. Currently, no internationa...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Hirsch EB,Tam VH

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health technology assessment (HTA) has become an integral part of decision-making on the coverage of new health technologies in most health systems in the developed world. In recent years, pressure to involve patients and members of the public in HTA has grown. In this article, we summarize findings from peer-reviewed...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Menon D,Stafinski T

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The second Medicines Utilization Research in Africa (MURIA) group workshop and symposium again brought researchers together from across Africa to improve their knowledge of drug utilization (DU) methodologies and exchange ideas to further progress DU research in Africa. This built on extensive activities from the firs...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Massele A,Burger J,Kalemeera F,Jande M,Didimalang T,Kalungia AC,Matshotyana K,Law M,Malone B,Ogunleye O,Oluka M,Paramadhas BD,Rwegerera G,Zinyowera S,Godman B

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00