rhinopharyngitis (RARP) in at-risk children with OM-85 BV, an immunostimulating agent indicated for the prevention of recurrences …

conventional antibacterial therapy for acute otitis media (AOM). Methods: The study population consisted of 562 parents of children … multivariate analysis to estimate possible predictors of parental WTP. Results: The children with AOM were representative of the … experiencing adverse effects of treatment. Conclusion: Parents of children with AOM were willing to pay more for their child to …

, including both direct and indirect costs, and a health-system perspective, limited to costs supported by Italian Health … also induce savings from both a societal and a health-system perspective (40% and 12% savings, respectively for a 90 … uncertainty remains regarding cost reduction from a health-system perspective. However, in this latter perspective, even in the …

Children's Health Insurance Program in Florida and Texas in the US. Abstract: Methods:Methods: The sample for this … for the children's demographic and health characteristics were used to examine the relationship between adherence and ED …Background:Background: Underuse of controller therapy among Medicaid-enrolled children is common and leads to more …

, affecting 3-7% of school-age children in the US and imposing substantial economic burden. Stimulants are considered first …-line pharmacological treatment and are the most prescribed treatment for ADHD. However, approximately 30% of children with ADHD do not have … stimulants versus maintaining existing stimulant monotherapy in the treatment of ADHD in children and adolescents with suboptimal …

the impact of children's preferences for the health states and what methods could be used to obtain these preferences. … preference weights for all health states defined by the Child Health Utility 9D (CHU9D), a new generic measure of health …-related quality of life for children aged 7-11 years. The estimation of preference weights will allow the calculation of QALYs for use …

Background:Background: Cost-effectiveness analysis of pharmaceutical and other treatments for children with autism … private payers, but methods for measuring QALYs in children are under-studied. No cost-effectiveness analyses have been … undertaken in this population using the cost-per-QALY metric. Abstract: Objective:Objective: This study describes health …

Background:Background: Assessment of health state and health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) are limited by a child …'s age and cognitive ability. Parent-proxy reports are known to differ from children's reports. Simultaneous assessment using …, reliability and responsiveness of a parent-child dyad approach to utility and HR-QOL assessment of paediatric asthma health states …

to aspects of health and healthcare that are specific to children. These special considerations include the role of … children represents an exciting opportunity to provide evidence that can guide clinical and policy decisions for child health. … in the US; however, the application of comparative effectiveness methodologies to child health requires special attention …