Background: The EQ-5D-5L questionnaire is used in oncology to generate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) weights and corresponding health states. The purpose was to explore the relationship between demographic and clinical characteristics and HRQoL among advanced or metastatic colorectal...

Background: Depressive disorders are associated with a high burden of disease. However, due to the burden posed by the disease on not only the sufferers, but also on their relatives, there is an ongoing debate about which costs to include and, hence, which perspective should be applied....

Background: Depressive disorders often remain undiagnosed or are treated inadequately. Online-based programs may reduce the present treatment gap for depressive disorders and reduce disease-related costs. This study aimed to examine the potential of the internet intervention "deprexis" to reduce...

1 Einführung: Wirtschaftswissenschaft - ein auch für Mediziner und Gesundheitswissenschaftler relevantes Fach; Grundprobleme der Gesundheitsökonomik -- 2 Ziele- und Wertesystem: Wertesystem; Ziele der Gesundheitspolitik; Fallstudie -- 3 Nachfrage: Bedürfnisse; Raum und Distanz; Kaufkraft;...