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Education and Phone Follow-Up in Postmenopausal Women at Risk for Osteoporosis: Effects on Calcium Intake, Exercise Frequency, and Medication Use

Schousboe, John T.; DeBold, Rowan C.; Kuno, Linda S.; … - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 13 (2005) 6, pp. 395-404

and persistence with antiresorptive drug therapy, increases in calcium intake, and increases in weight-bearing exercise in … antiresorptive drug therapy after bone densitometry, self-reported changes in calcium intake, and weight-bearing exercise habits … exercise frequency (OR 1.89, 95% CI 1.11, 3.21). Conclusion: Nurse education plus follow-up phone care does not improve …

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Walking for the Management of Obesity

Fogelholm, Mikael - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 13 (2005) 1, pp. 9-18

amount of completed physical activity and weight-loss maintenance. An exercise energy expenditure of 9-10 MJ/wk (2200 … exercise, in the absence of weight loss, corresponding to improvements of insulin sensitivity, is around 4.2 MJ/wk (walking 150 …-180 min/wk). A greater amount of exercise may be needed to improve lipoprotein profiles. The minimum recommended amount of …

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Guidelines for the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease: Relating Local Needs to Local Initiatives

Faergeman, Ole - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 4 (1998) 4, pp. 217-224

Coronary heart disease (CHD) emerged in North America and Europe as a leading cause of disease and death in the mid 20th century, and is now rapidly increasing in developing nations. By the mid 1980s, American and European academic institutions had issued several sets of guidelines indicating...

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The Role of the Patient in Maximizing Efficacy of Drug Therapy in Migraine

Pryse-Phillips, William - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 9 (2001) 4, pp. 187-201

There is abundant evidence for the incapacity and reduction in quality of life experienced by individuals with migraine and also for a somewhat unsympathetic attitude from the 80% or so of the population who do not experience recurrent incapacitating headaches. The burden of migraine is reviewed...

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Outcomes of Pharmacological and Surgical Treatment for Obesity

Cerulli, Jennifer; Malone, Margaret - In: PharmacoEconomics 14 (1998) 3, pp. 269-283

modalities include diet and behaviour modification, exercise and, where indicated, pharmacological intervention. Surgical …

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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Treatments to Reduce Cholesterol Levels, Blood Pressure and Smoking for the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease: Evaluative Study Carried Out in Spa...

Plans-Rubio, Pedro - In: PharmacoEconomics 13 (1998) 5, pp. 623-643

This study assessed the cost effectiveness of treatments for the primary prevention of coronary heart disease in Spain, which included smoking cessation and reductions in blood cholesterol levels and BP. Cost-effectiveness ratios (measured in terms of $US per life-year gained) ranged from...

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Quality of Life in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Lea, Richard; Whorwell, Peter J. - In: PharmacoEconomics 19 (2001) 6, pp. 643-653

Quality-of-life (QOL) assessment is becoming increasingly important in the evaluation of the impact of disease and the effect of therapy. This is particularly so for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) where there is often a tendency for a chronic clinical course, but with no associated mortality....

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Estimating Health-Related Quality of Life in Obese Individuals

Fontaine, Kevin R.; Bartlett, Susan J. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 3 (1998) 2, pp. 61-70

Obesity has a significant impact on both morbidity and mortality, as well as an individual's capacity to live a full and active life. Traditionally, outcome measures in obesity treatments have emphasised physiological variables such as amount of bodyweight lost and improvements in various health...

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Optimising Outcomes in the Treatment of Obesity: Current Evidence for the Effectiveness of Interventions and Future Prospects

Elks, Martha L. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 3 (1998) 2, pp. 51-59

Although modest, sustained weight loss can decrease the risks of morbidity and mortality associated with obesity, medical approaches to the treatment of obesity can be very expensive and time-consuming. Adjunctive use of appetite suppressants in selected patients and use of gastroplasty in...

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Screening, Prevention and Socioeconomic Costs Associated with the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer

Redaelli, Alberto; Cranor, Carole W.; Okano, Gary J.; … - In: PharmacoEconomics 21 (2003) 17, pp. 1213-1238

elderly, its economic burden is expected to grow in the near future, mainly due to population aging. Potential avenues to …

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