Review
Economics
Lesong Conteh, Kathryn Shuford, Efundem Agboraw, Mara Kont, Jan Kolaczinski, Edith Patouillard
Summary: The study reviewed 103 costing studies on the unit cost and cost-effectiveness of malaria control from 2005 to 2018, finding that the cost varied significantly depending on the interventions, provider perspective, and country. While cost-effectiveness of malaria control was emphasized in many studies, there was a lack of data transferability due to variability in methods and reporting standards.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Andrea Gentili, Giovanna Failla, Andriy Melnyk, Valeria Puleo, Gian Luca Di Tanna, Walter Ricciardi, Fidelia Cascini
Summary: This systematic review aims to summarize the evidence on the cost-effectiveness of digital health interventions and evaluate the quality of the studies. The findings suggest a generally favorable effect of digital interventions in terms of costs and health outcomes, but the comparison between interventions is still difficult due to heterogeneity in study methods.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Nursing
Michelle Cunich, Michelle Barakat-Johnson, Michelle Lai, Sheena Arora, Jody Church, Shifa Basjarahil, Jayne L. Campbell, Gary Disher, Samara Geering, Natalie Ko, Catherine Leahy, Thomas Leong, Eve McClure, Melissa O'Grady, Joan Walsh, Kate White, Fiona Coyer
Summary: Incontinence-associated dermatitis is a common and painful skin condition that is associated with decreased quality of life, increased nurse workloads, and higher costs. However, there is considerable variation in the economic evidence for the prevention and treatment of this condition, and more research is needed to establish a reliable evidence base.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ramzi G. Salloum, Jennifer H. LeLaurin, Jesse Dallery, Kayla Childs, Jinhai Huo, Elizabeth A. Shenkman, Graham W. Warren
Summary: This study reviewed tobacco control interventions in clinical settings in the U.S. and found that few studies have reported the costs associated with these interventions. Costs are a critical outcome that should be consistently measured in evaluations of tobacco control interventions to promote their uptake in clinical settings.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Francisco J. Barrera, Oscar J. Ponce, Nataly R. Espinoza, Neri A. Alvarez-Villalobos, Jorge A. Zuniga-Hernandez, Larry J. Prokop, Michael R. Gionfriddo, Rene Rodriguez-Gutierrez, Juan P. Brito
Summary: This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of interventions for discussing costs during medical encounters and identified four studies meeting inclusion criteria, with increased frequency of cost conversations observed in all interventions. However, there was no significant effect on patients' out-of-pocket costs, satisfaction, medication adherence, or understanding of costs of care. More high-quality studies are needed to determine the impact of these interventions on the acceptability, frequency, and quality of cost conversations.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2021)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lihui Zhou, Wenxin Yan, Shu Li, Hongxi Yang, Xinyu Zhang, Wenli Lu, Jue Liu, Yaogang Wang
Summary: This study aims to summarize the quantitative evidence of health economic evaluation in the prevention and control programs addressing COVID-19 worldwide. The results show that non-pharmacological interventions (NPIs), vaccinations, and treatments are all cost-effective in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the evidence mainly comes from high-income and middle-income countries, and further studies from lower-income countries are needed.
JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Economics
Anton L. Avancena, Lisa A. Prosser
Summary: The study found that the number of applications of equity-informative cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is increasing, primarily evaluating disease prevention interventions, with equity impact analysis being the most common, and socioeconomic status and race/ethnicity being the most frequently used equity criteria. The majority of studies reported greater value in interventions after considering their distributional effects.
Review
Infectious Diseases
Yiguo Zhou, Wan-Xue Zhang, Elijah Tembo, Ming-Zhu Xie, Shan-Shan Zhang, Xin-Rui Wang, Ting-Ting Wei, Xin Feng, Yi-Lin Zhang, Juan Du, Ya-Qiong Liu, Xuan Zhang, Fuqiang Cui, Qing-Bin Lu
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis showed that indoor residual spraying (IRS) has a positive impact on malaria control globally. High coverage of IRS and the use of pyrethroids are key measures in reducing malaria infection. Additionally, lower gross domestic product and higher coverage of IRS and bed net utilization are associated with higher effectiveness.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF POVERTY
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Rachel Wittenauer, Clint Pecenka, Ranju Baral
Summary: This article aims to summarize the existing evidence on the economic costs and effectiveness of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prevention interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The study found limited evidence on the economic burden of RSV and knowledge gaps regarding the economic value of new technologies in LMICs. Further research is needed to understand the economic burden of childhood RSV in LMICs and assess the relative value of anticipated RSV prevention interventions. Rating: 8 out of 10.
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Eva Chang, Rania Ali, Julie Seibert, Nancy D. Berkman
Summary: This study systematically reviewed the effectiveness of complex interventions targeting high-need, high-cost (HNHC) chronic disease patients. The findings suggest that home-, primary care-, and ED-based interventions can reduce the use of high-cost healthcare services, while primary care- and ED-based interventions can also lower costs. However, the evidence on intervention effectiveness in terms of cost and use is limited, calling for further research to strengthen the conclusions.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Anne M. Neilan, Raphael J. Landovitz, Mylinh H. Le, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Kenneth A. Freedberg, Marybeth McCauley, Nattanicha Wattananimitgul, Myron S. Cohen, Andrea L. Ciaranello, Meredith E. Clement, Krishna P. Reddy, Emily P. Hyle, A. David Paltiel, Rochelle P. Walensky
Summary: The study found that although CAB-LA offers more benefits over F/TDF, effective oral PrEP limits the additional price society should be willing to pay for CAB-LA.
ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sooyoung Kim, Verah Nafula Luande, Joacim Rocklov, Jane M. Carlton, Yesim Tozan
Summary: Global efforts to eliminate and eradicate malaria have stalled, with asymptomatic infections posing a major challenge. Studies suggest that a mass screen-and-treat strategy may help reduce malaria burden and transmission in endemic areas, but its effectiveness is limited and economic evaluation is still lacking.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
(2021)
Review
Rehabilitation
Ladislav Batalik, Katerina Filakova, Michaela Sladeckova, Filip Dosbaba, Jingjing Su, Garyfallia Pepera
Summary: This systematic review compares the cost-effectiveness of exercise-based telehealth cardiac rehabilitation (CR) interventions with standard exercise-based CR. The findings suggest that exercise-based telehealth CR is as cost-effective as standard CR interventions.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Economics
Laura Fanning, Ekaterina Woods, Catherine J. Hornung, Kirsten P. Perrett, Mimi L. K. Tang, Kim Dalziel
Summary: The recent literature on cost-effectiveness of interventions in peanut allergy (PA), cow's milk allergy (CMA), and egg allergy (EA) is limited and diverse. Interventions for diagnosis and treatment of CMA, as well as prevention of EA, are generally cost-effective, while the results for PA vary depending on effectiveness and utility values used. There is a need for expanded economic evaluation of interventions for childhood food allergy, as well as improvement in methods and reporting.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Jaimon T. Kelly, Lynette Law, Keshia R. De Guzman, Ingrid J. Hickman, Hannah L. Mayr, Katrina L. Campbell, Centaine L. Snoswell, Daniel Erku
Summary: This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of telehealth-delivered nutrition interventions for adults with chronic disease. The findings suggest that these interventions, especially those using mobile health modalities, are cost-effective from a health perspective.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Ellen McRobie, Fred Matovu, Aisha Nanyiti, Justice Nonvignon, Daniel Nana Yaw Abankwah, Kelsey K. Case, Timothy B. Hallett, Johanna Hanefeld, Lesong Conteh
HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING
(2018)
Article
Immunology
Susana Scott, Umberto D'Alessandro, Lindsay Kendall, John Bradley, Kalifa Bojang, Simon Correa, Fanta Njie, Halidou Tinto, Maminata Traore-Coulibaly, Hamtandi Magloire Natama, Ousmane Traore, Innocent Valea, Alain Nahum, Daniel Ahounou, Francis Bohissou, Gethaime Sondjo, Carine Agbowai, Petra Mens, Esmee Ruizendaal, Henk Schallig, Susan Dierickx, Koen Peeters Grietens, Laetitia Duval, Lesong Conteh, Maxime Drabo, Jamie Guth, Franco Pagnoni
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2019)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Michael T. White, Stephan Karl, Cristian Koepfli, Rhea J. Longley, Natalie E. Hofmann, Rahel Wampfler, Ingrid Felger, Tom Smith, Wang Nguitragool, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Leanne Robinson, Azra Ghani, Ivo Mueller
Article
Infectious Diseases
Robert Verity, Nicholas J. Hathaway, Andreea Waltmann, Stephanie M. Doctor, Oliver J. Watson, Jaymin C. Patel, Kashamuka Mwandagalirwa, Antoinette K. Tshefu, Jeffrey A. Bailey, Azra C. Ghani, Jonathan J. Juliano, Steven R. Meshnick
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Isobel Routledge, Jose Eduardo Romero Cheyez, Zulma M. Cucunuba, Manuel Gomez Rodriguez, Caterina Guinovart, Kyle B. Gustafson, Kammerle Schneider, Patrick Gt Walker, Azra C. Ghani, Samir Bhatt
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2018)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
John M. Marshall, Sean L. Wu, Hector M. C. Sanchez, Samson S. Kiware, Micky Ndhlovu, Andre Lin Ouedraogo, Mahamoudou B. Toure, Hugh J. Sturrock, Azra C. Ghani, Neil M. Ferguson
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2018)
Article
Biology
Ellie Sherrard-Smith, Katarzyna A. Sala, Michael Betancourt, Leanna M. Upton, Fiona Angrisano, Merribeth J. Morin, Azra C. Ghani, Thomas S. Churcher, Andrew M. Blagborough
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Michael T. White, Patrick Walker, Stephan Karl, Manuel W. Hetzel, Tim Freeman, Andreea Waltmann, Moses Laman, Leanne J. Robinson, Azra Ghani, Ivo Mueller
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2018)
Editorial Material
Biology
Michael White, James Watson
Article
Infectious Diseases
Halimatou Diawara, Patrick Walker, Matt Cairns, Laura C. Steinhardt, Fatou Diawara, Beh Kamate, Laeticia Duval, Elisa Sicuri, Issaka Sagara, Aboubacar Sadou, Jules Mihigo, Erin Eckert, Alassane Dicko, Lesong Conteh
Summary: Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a strategy recommended by the WHO for malaria control since 2012, and Mali implemented nationwide scale-up through a pilot plan in 2016. The study found that SMC implemented through routine health system in Mali was highly cost-effective, with financial incentives being a major cost component as seen in previous studies.
Review
Economics
Lesong Conteh, Kathryn Shuford, Efundem Agboraw, Mara Kont, Jan Kolaczinski, Edith Patouillard
Summary: The study reviewed 103 costing studies on the unit cost and cost-effectiveness of malaria control from 2005 to 2018, finding that the cost varied significantly depending on the interventions, provider perspective, and country. While cost-effectiveness of malaria control was emphasized in many studies, there was a lack of data transferability due to variability in methods and reporting standards.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Margaret Pinder, John Bradley, Musa Jawara, Muna Affara, Lesong Conteh, Simon Correa, David Jeffries, Caroline Jones, Balla Kandeh, Jakob Knudsen, Yekini Olatunji, Elisa Sicuri, Umberto D'Alessandro, Steve W. Lindsay
Summary: In a study conducted in The Gambia, improved housing did not provide protection against clinical malaria. Despite high coverage of insecticide-treated nets, indoor residual spraying, and seasonal malaria chemoprevention, no significant effect was observed in an area with low seasonal transmission.
LANCET PLANETARY HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Oncology
O. Ginsburg, A. F. Rositch, L. Conteh, M. Mutebi, E. D. Paskett, S. Subramanian
CURRENT BREAST CANCER REPORTS
(2018)