The impact of rural health care accessibility on cancer-related behaviors and outcomes.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) have been performed for oral non-disease-altering osteoarthritis (OA) treatments for well over a decade. During that period the methods for performing these analyses have evolved as pharmacoeconomic methods have advanced, new treatments have been introduced, and the knowled...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Wielage RC,Myers JA,Klein RW,Happich M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The in-hospital costs of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) have not been well established. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the in-hospital costs of ECMO technology in both US and non-US settings for all patient types. DATA SOURCES:Systematic review of English-language articles, using the PubMed, Embase, Web of...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Harvey MJ,Gaies MG,Prosser LA

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first objective of this paper is to expound the particular challenge posed by the occurrence of inconsistency in the expression of preferences by mental health patients to both economists and policy makers. Since this difficulty cannot be resolved, the second aim of the paper is to identify agents who may be count...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Zweifel P

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Costs of chronic wound care are significant, but systematic reviews of cost-effectiveness studies regarding guideline-based or strategic interventions are scarce. OBJECTIVES:Our objectives were to assess/compare the cost effectiveness of new interventions/systems designed to improve the prevention/treatment...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Carter MJ

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a statistical model generating utility estimates for prostate cancer specific health states, using preference weights derived from the perspectives of prostate cancer patients, men at risk for prostate cancer, and society. METHODS:Utility estimate values were calculated using standard gamble (SG) ...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Gries KS,Regier DA,Ramsey SD,Patrick DL

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antiplatelet therapy plays a central role in the prevention of atherothrombotic events. Both acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) and clopidogrel have been shown to reduce the risk of recurrent cardiovascular events in various subgroups of patients with vascular disease. OBJECTIVE:To estimate the cost effectivene...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Logman JF,Heeg BM,Herlitz J,van Hout BA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mental health problems are highly prevalent among college students in many countries. However, evidence suggests that many at-risk students do not receive professional help. OBJECTIVE:We aimed to understand which students are most likely to have unmet need for mental health services. Given increasing and wi...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Cullinan J,Walsh S,Flannery D

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:If present increases in the rate of obesity persist, by 2015 half of the population in the US could be obese. This article presents the case that the reason for the epidemic is an 'infrastructure of obesity' that fuels the phenomenon. To control this epidemic, public policy in general and health policy in particular n...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Stanton KR,Acs ZJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The debate surrounding whether the findings of efficacy studies are applicable to real-world treatment situations is ongoing. The issue of lack of applicability due to a lack of clinical heterogeneity could be addressed by employing less restrictive inclusion criteria. Given that health economic assessments based on c...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Richter A,Thieda P,Thaler K,Gartlehner G

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As tuberculosis screening trends to targeting high-risk populations, knowing the cost effectiveness of such screening is vital to decision makers. OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this review was to compile cost-utility analyses evaluating latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) screening in high-risk populations tha...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Campbell JR,Sasitharan T,Marra F

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), pneumonia and acute otitis media (AOM) still represent a significant medical burden in children < 5 years of age in New Zealand (NZ), with marked disparities across socio-economic and ethnic groups. This cost-effectiveness evaluation aims to compare the potential impact o...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Varghese L,Talbot L,Govender A,Zhang XH,Mungall BA

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes have been introduced in low- and middle-income countries to increase health service utilization and provide financial protection from high healthcare expenditures. OBJECTIVE:We assess the impact of household size on decisions to enroll in CBHI and demonstrate ...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Ozawa S,Grewal S,Bridges JF

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Peristeen transanal irrigation system is intended to allow people with bowel dysfunction to flush out the lower part of the bowel as part of their bowel management strategy. Peristeen was the subject of an evaluation by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, through its Medical Technologies Evaluat...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Dale M,Morgan H,Carter K,White J,Carolan-Rees G

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is obscurity regarding how US hospitals determine patients' charges. Whether insurance status influences a patient's hospital charge has not been explored. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine whether hospitals charge patients differently based on their insurance status. METHODS:Thi...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Woodworth L,Romano PS,Holmes JF

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Economic models are developed to provide decision makers with information related to the real-world effectiveness of therapeutics, screening and diagnostic regimens. Although compliance with these regimens often has a significant impact on real-world clinical outcomes and costs, compliance and persistence have histori...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Kadambi A,Leipold RJ,Kansal AR,Sorensen S,Getsios D

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Germany, the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) makes recommendations for ceiling prices of drugs based on an evaluation of the relationship between costs and effectiveness. To set ceiling prices, IQWiG uses the following decision rule: the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of a n...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Gandjour A

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:When pharmaceuticals are administered based on patient characteristics (for example weight or body surface area), an amount of product will be unused and must be disposed of. This wastage represents inefficiency and can distort decision making. METHODS:We present a method for the analysis of optimum fill vo...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Hatswell AJ,Porter JK

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although suicide-prevention campaigns have been implemented in numerous countries, Canada has yet to implement a strategy nationally. This is the first study to examine the cost utility of the implementation of a multidimensional suicide-prevention program that combines several interventions over a 50-year t...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Lebenbaum M,Cheng J,de Oliveira C,Kurdyak P,Zaheer J,Hancock-Howard R,Coyte PC

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The South Korean Government recently announced a reform in the drug anti-rebate law, with the purpose of eradicating pervasive, unethical, and illegal rebate practices in pharmaceutical marketing. The main objective of this reform is to have the ability to bring criminal charges against doctors and pharmacists for rec...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Yu SY,Yang BM,Kim JH

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Response to growth hormone (GH) therapy may vary between individual patients. Therefore the use of GH in children should be closely monitored to avoid over, under, or ineffective treatment regimens. The treatment response can be evaluated using growth prediction models. In an effort to improve the accuracy o...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Kaspers S,Ranke MB,Han D,Loftus J,Wollmann H,Lindberg A,Roelants M,Kleintjens J

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Canadian patients, healthcare providers and payers share interest in assessing the value of self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) for individuals with type 2 diabetes but not on insulin. Using the UKPDS (UK Prospective Diabetes Study) model, the Canadian Optimal Prescribing and Utilization Service (COMPUS)...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Tunis SL

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is estimated that annually 300 000 cases of rotavirus-induced gastroenteritis (RVGE) occur in children aged up to 5 years in France. A two-dose vaccine against rotavirus infection (RIX4414; Rotarix, GlaxoSmithKline), has been shown to be highly effective against severe RVGE. OBJECTIVE:This study evaluate...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Standaert B,Parez N,Tehard B,Colin X,Detournay B

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Payment incentives to both consumers and providers have significant consequences for the equity and efficiency of a healthcare system, and have recently come to the fore in health policy reforms. This review first discusses the economic rationale for the apparent international convergence toward payment systems with m...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Eggleston K,Hsieh CR

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reconsiders the evidence and several of the key arguments associated with the theory of supplier-induced demand (SID). It proposes a new theory to explain how ethical behaviour is consistent with SID. The purpose of a theory of demand and one criterion for the evaluation of a theory is the provision of a pl...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Richardson JR,Peacock SJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conventional intraoperative sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in breast cancer (BC) has limitations in establishing a definitive diagnosis of metastasis intraoperatively, leading to an unnecessary second operation. The one-step nucleic amplification assay (OSNA) provides accurate intraoperative diagnosis and...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Saruta Y,Puig-Junoy J

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects approximately 3 million people in the UK. An 8-week pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) course is recommended under current guidelines. However, studies show that initial benefits diminish over time. OBJECTIVE:We present here an economic evaluation conducted al...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Burns DK,Wilson EC,Browne P,Olive S,Clark A,Galey P,Dix E,Woodhouse H,Robinson S,Wilson A

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the review is to establish whether, on the basis of previous published evidence, current accepted guidance for health economic evaluation needs to be adapted to evaluate healthcare based on use of genetic information. Online literature search strategies were designed (using PubMed and the NHS Economic Evalu...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Jarrett J,Mugford M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second most common cancer in Taiwan. For males in Taiwan, it is the most dangerous cancer, with both the highest incidence and mortality rate. OBJECTIVE:To determine cancer-related medical care costs for long-term survivors of HCC. METHODS:The estimation of the lifetim...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Lang HC,Wu JC,Yen SH,Lan CF,Wu SL

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a scoping review with the objective of synthesizing available literature and mapping what designs and methods have been used to evaluate health insurance reforms in sub-Saharan Africa. We systematically searched for scientific and grey literature in English and French published between 1980 and 2017 using...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Degroote S,Ridde V,De Allegri M

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyse the cost effectiveness of community-based case management for patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS:The study took place in the third largest municipality in Denmark and was conducted as a randomised controlled trial with 12 months of follow-up. A total of ...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Sørensen SS,Pedersen KM,Weinreich UM,Ehlers L

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00