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Cost-effectiveness of a universal strategy of brief dietary intervention for primary prevention in primary care: population-based cohort study and Markov model

Gulliford, Martin C.; Bhattarai, Nawaraj; Charlton, Judith - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014

aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a universal strategy to promote healthy diet through brief intervention in … model that included five long-term conditions (diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, colorectal cancer and depression … adults, and standard care in which there was no intervention. The annual cost of intervention, in the base case, was one …

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Experiences of front-line health professionals in the delivery of telehealth: a qualitative study

MacNeill, Virginia; Sanders, Caroline; Fitzpatrick, Ray; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014

Background: Telehealth is an emerging field of clinical practice but current UK health policy has not taken account of the perceptions of frontline healthcare professionals expected to implement it. Aim: To investigate telehealth care for people with long-term conditions from the perspective of...

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The role of perceived costs and perceived benefits in the relationship between personality and risk-related choices

Soane, Emma; Dewberry, Chris; Narendran, Sunitha - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010

This paper considers how perceptions of costs and benefits can influence the association between personality and risky choice behaviour. We assessed perceptions and behaviours in six domains (ethical; investment; gambling; health and safety; recreational; social) using the DOSPERT and measured...

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Measuring the parental, service and cost impacts of children with autistic spectrum disorder: a pilot study

Järbrink, Krister; Fombonne, Eric; Knapp, Martin - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003

collect cost information for individuals with autistic spectrum disorder. There is very little cost information on children or … adults with autism or autism-related disorder, and no study appears to have carried out a specific cost collection in this … area. Although some global cost estimates can be made, little is known about the cost implications of parental burden. By …

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A map of mental health

Smithies, Rachel - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010

This paper provides a comprehensive picture of mental health services in England, includingstaffing and expenditure, and the number of people in need and the number treated.Historically, this information has been split across sub-sections of the health and socialservices; and the readily...

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Intergenerational mobility in the United States and Great Britain: a comparative study of parent-child pathways

Blanden, Jo; Haveman, Robert; Smeeding, Timothy M.; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014

pathways by which parental status is related to offspring status, including education, labor market attachment, occupation … because of the higher returns to education and skills, the pathway through offspring education is relatively more important …

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Why are higher skilled workers more mobile geographically?: the role of the job surplus

Amior, Michael - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2015

The skill gap in geographical mobility is entirely driven by workers who report moving for a new job. A natural explanation lies in the large expected surplus accruing to skilled job matches. Just as large surpluses ease the frictions which impede job search in general, they also help overcome...

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Anatomy of a health scare: education, income and the MMR controversy in the UK

Anderberg, Dan; Chevalier, Arnaud; Wadsworth, Jonathan - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009

One theory for why there is an education gradient in health outcomes is that more educated individuals more quickly … a positive education gradient into a negative one. We also consider the response in terms of uptake of other childhood …

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The shifting balance of private and public welfare activity in the United Kingdom, 1979 to 2007

Edmiston, Daniel - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011

updating the existing evidence with a snapshot of the welfare mix in 2007/2008 across five different welfare sectors: Education …

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Employment after motherhood: a European comparison

Gutiérrez-Domènech, Maria - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003

lowest rates of staying on in the labour market after childbearing. Higher education is a key explanatory factor of the …), education and part-time employment. …

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