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Measuring Quality of Life in Patients with Schizophrenia: An Update
Awad, A. George.; Voruganti, Lakshmi N.P. - In: PharmacoEconomics 30 (2012) 3, pp. 183-195
schizophrenia. The objective of this article is to provide an update, as well as to revisit the development of the construct of QOL … and its measurement as applied to schizophrenia. Since our previous article, there has been significant growth in the … number of publications about QOL in schizophrenia. Unfortunately, alongside this significant increase in research interest, a …
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The Lack of Impact of Quality-of-Life Measures in Schizophrenia: A Shared Responsibility?
Boyer, Laurent; Auquier, Pascal - In: PharmacoEconomics 30 (2012) 6, pp. 531-532
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Olanzapine: A Pharmacoeconomic Review of its Use in Schizophrenia
Foster, Rachel H.; Goa, Karen L. - In: PharmacoEconomics 15 (1999) 6, pp. 611-640
, and may even decrease, the overall direct treatment costs of schizophrenia, compared with haloperidol. Total direct … is offset by reductions in other treatment costs in patients with schizophrenia. Compared with haloperidol, the drug … patients with long-standing schizophrenia. …
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A Review of Quality-of-Life Evaluations in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure
Berry, Colin; McMurray, John - In: PharmacoEconomics 16 (1999) 3, pp. 247-271
The factors that may lead to an impaired quality of life in congestive heart failure (CHF) are physical symptoms, psychological problems, treatment adverse effects and social limitation. There are now several general and disease-specific quality-of-life (QOL) questionnaires which have been used...
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A Review of Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease: Parts 1 and 2: Issues in Assessing Disease Impact and Drug Effects
McKenna, Stephen P.; Doward, Lynda C. - In: PharmacoEconomics 16 (1999) 4, pp. 417-419
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Cognitive Testing and Readability of an Item Bank for Measuring the Impact of Headache on Health-Related Quality of Life
Turner-Bowker, Diane M.; Saris-Baglama, Renee N.; … - In: The Patient: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research 5 (2012) 2, pp. 89-99
Background:Background: Patient-reported outcomes (PRO) measures should be valid and accessible to a wide audience. Abstract: Objective:Objective: Cognitive item testing and readability studies were conducted to evaluate how adult headache sufferers (N - 9) understood and responded to the...
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Valuation of the Child Health Utility 9D Index
Stevens, Katherine - In: PharmacoEconomics 30 (2012) 8, pp. 729-747
Background and Objectives:Background and Objectives: The aim of this study was to test the feasibility of estimating preference weights for all health states defined by the Child Health Utility 9D (CHU9D), a new generic measure of health-related quality of life for children aged 7-11 years. The...
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Preference-Based Health-Related Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Comparison of Generic Instruments
Tilford, J. Mick.; Payakachat, Nalin; Kovacs, Erica; … - In: PharmacoEconomics 30 (2012) 8, pp. 661-679
Background:Background: Cost-effectiveness analysis of pharmaceutical and other treatments for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) has the potential to improve access to services by demonstrating the value of treatment to public and private payers, but methods for measuring QALYs in...
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Valuing Children's Health: Whose Quality of Life Matters?
Wittenberg, Eve - In: PharmacoEconomics 30 (2012) 8, pp. 633-635
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A Parent-Child Dyad Approach to the Assessment of Health Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in Children with Asthma
Ungar, Wendy J.; Boydell, Katherine; Dell, Sharon; … - In: PharmacoEconomics 30 (2012) 8, pp. 697-712
Background:Background: Assessment of health state and health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) are limited by a child's age and cognitive ability. Parent-proxy reports are known to differ from children's reports. Simultaneous assessment using a parent-child dyad is an alternative approach....
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