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The Relationship between Productivity and Health-Related QOL: An Exploration

Brouwer, Werner B.F.; Meerding, Willem-Jan; Lamers, Leida M. - In: PharmacoEconomics 23 (2005) 3, pp. 209-218

In economic evaluation of healthcare programmes both QOL and productivity of patients are aspects to be studied. Normally, the former is part of the measurement of the effectiveness of the programme and the latter is part of the measurement of its costs. In this paper we highlight the...

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Utility Estimation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Preference for Change?

Petrillo, Jennifer; van Nooten, Floortje; Jones, Paul; … - In: PharmacoEconomics 29 (2011) 11, pp. 917-932

Economic evaluations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) incorporate utilities through multi-attribute utility (MAU) measures, most commonly the EQ-5D, to report health-related quality-of-life (HR-QOL) changes or differences. Questions have been raised about the sensitivity of these...

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How Much Might Universal Health Insurance Reduce Socioeconomic Disparities in Health?: A Comparison of the US and Canada

Decker, Sandra L.; Remler, Dahlia K. - In: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 3 (2004) 4, pp. 205-216

A strong association between lower socioeconomic status and worse health has been documented within many countries, but little work has been done to compare the strength of this relationship across countries. We compare the strength of the relationship between income and self-reported health in...

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Patient Self-Reports in Pharmacoeconomic Studies: Their Use and Impact on Study Validity

Evans, Christopher; Crawford, Bruce - In: PharmacoEconomics 15 (1999) 3, pp. 241-256

The validity of estimates of resource utilisation based on patient recall has not been firmly established. A comprehensive literature search was conducted to identify studies that used patient self-reports to derive estimates of healthcare resource utilisation, direct nonmedical costs and...

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Tackling Regional Health Inequalities in France by Resource Allocation: A Case for Complementary Instrumental and Process-Based Approaches?

Bellanger, Martine M.; Jourdain, Alain - In: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 3 (2004) 4, pp. 243-250

This article aims to evaluate the results of two different approaches underlying the attempts to reduce health inequalities in France. In the At this stage, a pragmatic analysis based on both the comparison of regional hospital budgets during the period 1992-2003 (calculated using a

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Improving the Health Status of US Working Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Review

Akinci, Fevzi; Healey, Bernard J.; Coyne, Joseph S. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 11 (2003) 8, pp. 489-498

Diabetes mellitus is the seventh leading cause of death (sixth leading cause of death by disease) in the US. Approximately 5.9% of the US population has diabetes and one-third of those with diabetes are unaware that they have the condition. Diabetes is the leading cause of adult blindness,...

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What Value Health?: A Review of Health State Values Used in Early Technology Assessments for NICE

Stein, Ken; Fry, Alison; Round, Ali; Milne, Ruairidh; … - In: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 4 (2005) 4, pp. 219-228

The objective of this article was to review the methods used to obtain quality-of-life (utility) weights reported in assessments carried out for the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). The design of the review was a cross-sectional survey. Health technology assessment...

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Determining Clinically Important Differences in Health Status Measures: A General Approach with Illustration to the Health Utilities Index Mark II

Samsa, Greg; Edelman, David; Rothman, Margaret L.; … - In: PharmacoEconomics 15 (1999) 2, pp. 141-155

The objective of this article was to describe and illustrate a comprehensive approach for estimating clinically important differences (CIDs) in health-related quality-of-life (HR-QOL). A literature review and pilot study were conducted to determine whether effect size-based benchmarks are...

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If You Want Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis to Exercise, Tell Them about NSAIDs

Fraenkel, Liana; Fried, Terri - In: The Patient: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research 1 (2008) 1, pp. 21-26

Objective: Exercise is an important adjunctive treatment for knee osteoarthritis (OA); however, it is underutilized, in … part because of the known difficulties related to initiating and adhering to exercise programs. Although there are ample … data documenting the latter, patient preferences for exercise in comparison with other options have not been examined …

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Does Behavioral Bootstrapping Boost Weight Control Confidence?: A Pilot Study

Rohrer, James E.; Vickers-Douglas, Kristin S.; … - In: The Patient: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research 1 (2008) 2, pp. 85-90

physical activity were assessed at baseline and after 30 days, using the following question, _How many minutes do you exercise …

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