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Measuring the Effects of Medication Use on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Review
Nichol, Michael B.; Harada, Ann S. M. - In: PharmacoEconomics 16 (1999) 5, pp. 433-448
As the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) moves towards earlier and more consistently maintained therapy, often with highly toxic medications, the importance of assessing patients' health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) is of increasing concern to healthcare providers, insurers and...
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Screening, Diagnostic and Outcome Tools for Asthma
Wever, Anthony M.J.; Wever-Hess, Jopie; Britton, Mark G. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 3 (1998) 5, pp. 229-238
corticosteroids have become the mainstay treatment, with inhaled bronchodilators to be prescribed on an as-needed basis. Recently the … together with inhaled corticosteroids achieve better control of asthma. Considering the complex nature of the asthmatic …
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Incorporating Diabetes Care Into a Health Maintenance Organisation Setting: A Practical Guide
Davidson, Mayer B. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 3 (1998) 2, pp. 71-80
This article describes 3 approaches to improving diabetes care in a health maintenance organisation (HMO) setting. The first approach was to identify which patients had not received a dilated eye examination in the past year, notify both them and their physician, and provide each with...
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Interventions and Outcomes Management in Migraine
Solomon, Glen D. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 3 (1998) 4, pp. 183-190
Migraine is a common chronic headache disorder affecting more than 10% of persons in Western populations. The clinical management of migraine is notable for the variability of diagnostic testing, therapeutic interventions and cost. Standards of care and clinical guidelines for migraine have...
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Guidelines for the Implementation of Patient-Controlled Analgesia
Campbell, Lynne; Plummer, John - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 4 (1998) 1, pp. 27-39
to be carefully selected for PCA. PCA is most suitable for patients having major surgery which would normally lead to …
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Diclofenac/Misoprostol: Pharmacoeconomic Implications of Therapy
Plosker, Greg L.; Lamb, Harriet M. - In: PharmacoEconomics 16 (1999) 1, pp. 85-98
developing NSAID-induced gastropathy, such as elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis. …
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Cardiac Rehabilitation: Guidelines and Recommendations
Monpere, Catherine - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 4 (1998) 3, pp. 143-156
Cardiac rehabilitation has been shown to improve exercise tolerance and symptomatology in patients experiencing angina or heart failure and reduce long term mortality after myocardial infarction, with a good cost-effectiveness ratio. In addition to these `hard' endpoints, cardiac rehabilitation...
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Economic Evaluation of Nimesulide Versus Diclofenac in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis in Greece
Liaropoulos, Lycurgus; Spinthouri, Maria; Ignatiades, … - In: PharmacoEconomics 14 (1998) 5, pp. 575-588
Objective: To evaluate, from a social security system perspective, the economic consequences of treating rheumatic diseases with nimesulide or diclofenac. Design: Cost-minimisation analysis was used to estimate the incremental direct medical cost and the cost of gastrointestinal adverse events...
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Medico-Economic Analysis of Diacerein With or Without Standard Therapy in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis
Fagnani, Francis; Bouvenot, Gilles; Valat, Jean-Pierre; … - In: PharmacoEconomics 13 (1998) 1 Part 2, pp. 135-146
This 9-month pragmatic study compared 2 therapeutic regimens in the management of osteoarthritis of the hip and knee … osteoarthritis of the knee and hip were enrolled. Improvements in Lequesne's functional index and quality-of-life scores (revised … average outpatient cost (in 1995 French francs) of osteoarthritis treatment in the standard therapy group was FF2272 compared …
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Choice of NSAID and Management Strategy in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis: The Impact on Costs and Outcomes in the UK
McCabe, Chris J.; Akehurst, Ron L.; Kirsch, Jeff; … - In: PharmacoEconomics 14 (1998) 2, pp. 191-199
rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis may be expected to lead to an improvement in clinical outcomes and reduce overall …
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