Die demographische Entwicklung lässt erwarten, dass die Zahl pflegebedürftiger Menschen deutlich zunehmen wird. Um die mögliche Dynamik in diesem Bereich aufzuzeigen, werden mit Hilfe des DIW-Bevölkerungsmodells Größenordnung und Struktur der Pflegefälle vorausberechnet. Nach den hier...

For cost-benefit analysis, health technologies with multiple effects should be valued in a single scenario by a holistic willingness-to-pay (WTP) measure. Recent studies instead used decomposed scenarios in which respondents report their WTP for each individual effect. Evidence can be found that...

The aim of this cost-effectiveness study was to compare a combined operant programme plus cognitive|relaxation programme with an operant programme plus attention-control and to compare both programmes with a waiting-list control group and with operant rehabilitation provided, as usual, by the...

This paper identifies the information that economic evaluation should provide to adequately inform policy-makers. First, policy-makers need cost-effectiveness information that is both internally and externally valid. The latter aspect is often ignored and refers to the relevance of the results...

Background: Osteoporosis is a frequent complication in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Recent studies have shown bisphosphonates to considerably reduce fracture risk in patients with osteoporosis, and preventing fractures with bisphosphonates has been reported to be cost effective in...

Objective: To develop a user-friendly tool for managing the transfer of economic evaluation results. Methods: Factors that may influence the transfer of health economic study results were systematically identified and the way they impact on transferability was investigated. A transferability...

Objective: To assess the cost effectiveness of the addition of folinic acid to fluorouracil plus levamisole in patients with colon cancer from the perspective of the German Social Health Insurance. Study Design and Methods: Patients with International Union Against Cancer (Union International...

Obesity among children and adolescents is a growing public health burden. According to a national reference among German children and adolescents aged 3-17 years, 15% are overweight (including obese) and 6.3% are obese. This study aims to assess the economic burden associated with overweight and...