Sökning: "societal costs"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 142 avhandlingar innehållade orden societal costs.

1. 21. Health economic evaluation methods for decision-making in preventive dentistry

   Författare :Nils Oscarson; Carina Källestål; Lars Lindholm; Dorthe Holst; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; costs and cost analysis; cost-effectiveness analysis CEA ; cost-benefit analysis CBA ; contingent valuation method; willingness to pay; dental caries; prevention; preventive dentistry; oral health; health outcome; quality of life.; Epidemiology; Epidemiologi;

   Sammanfattning : The aims of this thesis were to evaluate caries-preventive measures from a societal perspective, to demonstrate the use of resources in preventive dentistry, to develop and discuss techniques suitable for evaluating dental care costs and outcomes, and to test costs and consequences within a health economic decision model adapted to preventive dental care. The thesis is based on three separate studies with three separate cohorts. LÄS MER

3. 22. Disability, rehabilitation and health economic assessment

   Författare :Dick Jonsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Disability; Rehabilitation; Cost-effectiveness; Cost-Utility; Quality of Life; Rehabilitering; Kostnadseffektivitet; Hälsoekonomi; Sjukvårdsekonomi; Livskvalitet; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Disability caused by long-term illnesses and diseases involves welfare losses through human suffering and huge societal costs. Rehabilitation of disabled individuals is a complex and growing field where health economic assessment studies could play a role in health policy and medical decision-making. LÄS MER

4. 23. Health economics and its measures in rheumatoid arthritis

   Författare :Johan Karlsson; Reumatologi och molekylär skelettbiologi; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cost-utility analysis; Cost-of-illness; Quality of life; EuroQol 5-Dimensions; Antirheumatic agents; TNF inhibition; Outcome assessment; Disease activity; Disability; Health economics; Rheumatoid arthritis;

   Sammanfattning : Objectives: To study: (I) the impact on cost-utility analyses of applying different national EuroQol 5-Dimensions (EQ-5D) preference sets; (II and III) whether, in methotrexate-refractory, early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the addition of infliximab results in superior health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and may be considered cost-effective, as compared to adding sulfasalazine and hydroxychloroquine; (IV) how costs relate to disability (measured by the health-assessment questionnaire, HAQ), disease activity (28-joint disease activity score, DAS28) and HRQoL (EQ-5D) in RA. Methods: In the observational SSATG register, one-year quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) accumulation of two interventions was compared according to the UK, US, or Danish EQ-5D preference sets. LÄS MER

5. 24. Dementia and use of drugs : economic modelling and population-based studies

   Författare :Anders Sköldunger; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate epidemiological and health economic aspects of dementia and drug use in older people, through economic modelling and analyses of population-based studies. The major findings from the separate studies are summarized below. LÄS MER

7. 25. Health economic studies on advanced home care

   Författare :Agneta Andersson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; health economics; economic evaluation; advanced home care; redistribution; cost; informal care; Health and medical services in society; Hälso- och sjukvård i samhället;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to examine the cost-effectiveness of specific advanced home care and home rehabilitation interventions and to improve economic evaluation methods when applied to advanced home care. This included a comparison of two alternative ways of administering oxygen at home to patients with chronic hypoxaemia, as well as a review of scientific evidence on costs and effects of home rehabilitation after stroke. LÄS MER