Recent items - Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
The challenge of obtaining information necessary for multi-criteria decision analysis implementation: the case of physiotherapy services in Canada
20/05/2013 13:24
Background: As fiscal constraints dominate health policy discussions across Canada and globally, priority-setting exercises are becoming more common to guide the difficult choices that must be made. In this context, it becomes highly desirable to hav
20/05/2013 13:24
Background: As fiscal constraints dominate health policy discussions across Canada and globally, priority-setting exercises are becoming more common to guide the difficult choices that must be made. In this context, it becomes highly desirable to hav
A cost function analysis of child health services in four districts in Malawi
10/05/2013 16:30
Background: Recent analyses show that donor funding for child health is increasing, but little information is available on actual costs to deliver child health care services. Understanding how unit costs scale with service volume in Malawi can help p
10/05/2013 16:30
Background: Recent analyses show that donor funding for child health is increasing, but little information is available on actual costs to deliver child health care services. Understanding how unit costs scale with service volume in Malawi can help p
The value of effective public tuberculosis treatment: an analysis of opportunity costs associated with multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Latvia
18/04/2013 05:00
Background: A challenge to effective protection against tuberculosis is to sustain expensive and complex treatment public programs. Potential consequences of program failure include acquired drug resistance, poor patient outcomes, and potentially muc
18/04/2013 05:00
Background: A challenge to effective protection against tuberculosis is to sustain expensive and complex treatment public programs. Potential consequences of program failure include acquired drug resistance, poor patient outcomes, and potentially muc
A cost-utility analysis of pregabalin versus venlafaxine XR in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder in Portugal
12/04/2013 18:48
Background: Generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by excessive anxiety and worry about several events and activities. The estimated 1-year prevalence for adults is around 2% and the lifetime prevalence could reach more than 6%. The disease is
12/04/2013 18:48
Background: Generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by excessive anxiety and worry about several events and activities. The estimated 1-year prevalence for adults is around 2% and the lifetime prevalence could reach more than 6%. The disease is
Are multidisciplinary teams in secondary care cost-effective? A systematic review of the literature
04/04/2013 18:51
ObjectiveTo investigate the cost effectiveness of management of patients within the context of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting in cancer and non-cancer teams in secondary care.DesignSystematic review.Data sourcesEMBASE, MEDLINE, NHS EED, CINAH
04/04/2013 18:51
ObjectiveTo investigate the cost effectiveness of management of patients within the context of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting in cancer and non-cancer teams in secondary care.DesignSystematic review.Data sourcesEMBASE, MEDLINE, NHS EED, CINAH
Modeling the indirect economic implications of musculoskeletal disorders and treatment
26/03/2013 14:12
Background: Musculoskeletal disorders impose a substantial economic burden on American society, but few studies have examined the economic benefits associated with treating such disorders. The purpose of this research is to estimate the indirect econ
26/03/2013 14:12
Background: Musculoskeletal disorders impose a substantial economic burden on American society, but few studies have examined the economic benefits associated with treating such disorders. The purpose of this research is to estimate the indirect econ
Cost-utility analysis of a dance intervention for adolescent girls with internalizing problems
26/03/2013 14:12
Background: The increasing prevalence of psychological health problems among adolescent girls is alarming. Knowledge of beneficial effects of physical activity on psychological health is widespread. Dance is a popular form of exercise that could be a
26/03/2013 14:12
Background: The increasing prevalence of psychological health problems among adolescent girls is alarming. Knowledge of beneficial effects of physical activity on psychological health is widespread. Dance is a popular form of exercise that could be a
Cost analyses of obesity in Canada: scope, quality, and implications
26/03/2013 14:12
Background: Rapid changes in lifestyle have led to a global obesity epidemic. Understanding the economic burden associated with the obesity epidemic is essential to decision making of cost-effective interventions. This study reviewed costs of obesity
26/03/2013 14:12
Background: Rapid changes in lifestyle have led to a global obesity epidemic. Understanding the economic burden associated with the obesity epidemic is essential to decision making of cost-effective interventions. This study reviewed costs of obesity
Cost-utility analysis of antihypertensive medications in Nigeria: a decision analysis
26/03/2013 14:12
Background: Many drugs are available for control of hypertension and its sequels in Nigeria but some are not affordable for majority of the populace. This serious pharmacoeconomic question has to be answered by the nation’s health economists. The o
26/03/2013 14:12
Background: Many drugs are available for control of hypertension and its sequels in Nigeria but some are not affordable for majority of the populace. This serious pharmacoeconomic question has to be answered by the nation’s health economists. The o
Efficient and equitable HIV prevention: A case study of male circumcision in South Africa
26/03/2013 14:12
Background: We determine efficient, equitable and mixed efficient-equitable allocations of a male circumcision (MC) intervention reducing female to male HIV transmission in South Africa (SA), as a case study of an efficiency-equity framework for reso
26/03/2013 14:12
Background: We determine efficient, equitable and mixed efficient-equitable allocations of a male circumcision (MC) intervention reducing female to male HIV transmission in South Africa (SA), as a case study of an efficiency-equity framework for reso
Economic evaluation for first-line anti-hypertensive medicines: applications for the Philippines
26/03/2013 14:12
Background: Medicines to control hypertension, a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, are a major component of health expenditures in the Philippines. This study aims to review economic studies for first line anti-hypertensive medical treatment
26/03/2013 14:12
Background: Medicines to control hypertension, a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, are a major component of health expenditures in the Philippines. This study aims to review economic studies for first line anti-hypertensive medical treatment
Cost-effectiveness of counseling and pedometer use to increase physical activity in the Netherlands: a modeling study
26/03/2013 14:12
Background: Counseling in combination with pedometer use has proven to be effective in increasing physical activity and improving health outcomes. We investigated the cost-effectiveness of this intervention targeted at one million insufficiently acti
26/03/2013 14:12
Background: Counseling in combination with pedometer use has proven to be effective in increasing physical activity and improving health outcomes. We investigated the cost-effectiveness of this intervention targeted at one million insufficiently acti
Patient- and population-level health consequences of discontinuing antiretroviral therapy in settings with inadequate HIV treatment availability
26/03/2013 14:12
Background: In resource-limited settings, HIV budgets are flattening or decreasing. A policy of discontinuing antiretroviral therapy (ART) after HIV treatment failure was modeled to highlight trade-offs among competing policy goals of optimizing indi
26/03/2013 14:12
Background: In resource-limited settings, HIV budgets are flattening or decreasing. A policy of discontinuing antiretroviral therapy (ART) after HIV treatment failure was modeled to highlight trade-offs among competing policy goals of optimizing indi
Budgeting based on need: a model to determine sub-national allocation of resources for health services in Indonesia
26/03/2013 14:12
Background: Allocating national resources to regions based on need is a key policy issue in most health systems. Many systems utilise proxy measures of need as the basis for allocation formulae. Increasingly these are underpinned by complex statistic
26/03/2013 14:12
Background: Allocating national resources to regions based on need is a key policy issue in most health systems. Many systems utilise proxy measures of need as the basis for allocation formulae. Increasingly these are underpinned by complex statistic
Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) statement
25/03/2013 16:24
Economic evaluations of health interventions pose a particular challenge for reporting. There is also a need to consolidate and update existing guidelines and promote their use in a user friendly manner. The Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Re
25/03/2013 16:24
Economic evaluations of health interventions pose a particular challenge for reporting. There is also a need to consolidate and update existing guidelines and promote their use in a user friendly manner. The Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Re