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Allergy
Elise Dufresne, Thomas G. Poder, Kathryn Samaan, Jonathan Lacombe-Barrios, Louis Paradis, Anne Des Roches, Philippe Begin
Summary: This study aimed to develop a preference value set using the SF-6Dv2 for the Canadian food-allergic population. Results showed that utility values calculated based on this preference set were lower on average and poorly correlated with values derived from the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire in the same cohort.
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Allergy
Ilaria Baiardini, Salvatore Fasola, Stefania La Grutta, Elisa Trucco, Giorgio Walter Canonica, Fulvio Braido
Summary: The RAPP tool is validated for assessing HRQoL related to asthma and rhinitis. Different countries have different HRQoL burden, and the RAPP tool can be used as a complementary measure in disease management. Patients with different combinations of disease control have significantly different RAPP scores.
JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Anders Gustavsson, Lars Lau Raket, Mathias Lilja, Loes Rutten-Jacobs, Hanna Fues Wahl, Marloes Bagijn, Erik Stomrud, Oskar Hansson, Sebastian Palmqvist
Summary: The study found that participants with prodromal AD (A beta-positive MCI) reported better health utility, while health utility in preclinical AD (A beta-positive CU) was similar to controls in the Swedish BioFINDER study.
ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA
(2021)
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Economics
Madeleine T. King, Richard Norman, Rebecca Mercieca-Bebber, Daniel S. J. Costa, Helen McTaggart-Cowan, Stuart Peacock, Monika Janda, Fabiola Mueller, Rosalie Viney, Alan Simon Pickard, David Cella
Summary: A cancer-specific multi-attribute utility instrument was developed based on FACT-G, with 8 HRQL dimensions included. An online valuation survey was conducted with Australian participants, showing that poorer HRQL levels generally had larger utility decrements, with the highest levels of pain and nausea having the largest utility decrements.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
S. A. I. Loggers, A. J. L. M. Geraerds, P. Joosse, H. C. Willems, T. Gosens, R. Van Balen, C. L. P. Van de Ree, K. J. Ponsen, J. Steens, R. G. Zuurmond, M. H. J. Verhofstad, S. Polinder, Esther M. M. Van Lieshout, FRAIL-HIP Study Group
Summary: Nonoperative management of hip fractures in frail institutionalized patients is less costly than operative management with similar short-term quality of life. It is important to openly discuss nonoperative management for end-of-life patients.
OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
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Surgery
Arfon G. Powell, Jennifer R. Wheat, Catherine Eley, David Robinson, Stuart A. Roberts, Wyn Lewis
Summary: This study compared the costs and survival periods of gastric cancer patients receiving different treatments, and found that potentially curative treatments, including gastrectomy, not only improved survival rates but also proved to be cost-effective at the national threshold of QALY payment readiness.
Review
Economics
Alison Scope, Arjun Bhadhuri, Becky Pennington
Summary: This systematic review examines the inclusion of family member health-related quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) in cost-utility analyses (CUAs). The study finds that few economic evaluations have included family member QALYs and the methods for doing so are often inconsistent and data sources often limited. The estimation of family member QALYs in patient CUAs is frequently uncertain and substantial in magnitude. The findings highlight the need for greater consistency in methods for incorporating family member QALYs in patient CUAs.
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Ophthalmology
Anisha Sekaran, Mohith Shamdas, Robert J. Barry, Alastair K. Denniston, Philip Murray
Summary: A health utility value for BCR was created using TTO and SG utilities. The study found that among 28 BCR patients, 11 were willing to trade their remaining life for perfect vision and 6 were willing to take the risk of immediate death for perfect vision.
OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION
(2022)
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Economics
Jeremy W. Bray, Benjamin D. Thornburg, Abraham W. Gebreselassie, Collin A. LaButte, Carolina Barbosa, Eve Wittenberg
Summary: In this study, the performance of existing joint health state utility estimators was examined when data on utilities for single-condition health states excluding any co-occurring condition were not available. Two information sets were defined using data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III. The findings revealed that joint health state utility estimators perform differently under limited information compared to full information.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Axel Svedbom, Fredrik Borgstom, Emma Hernlund, Vidmantas Alekna, Maria Luisa Bianchi, Patricia Clark, Manuel Diaz-Curiel, Hans Peter Dimai, Mikk Jurisson, Olga Lesnyak, Eugene McCloskey, Kerrie M. Sanders, Stuart Silverman, Marija Tamulaitiene, Thierry Thomas, Anna N. A. Tosteson, Bengt Jonsson, John A. Kanis
Summary: This study derived an experience- and preference-based value set for EQ-5D-3L from a prospective observational study, rather than the commonly used hypothetical value sets. The study found that the experience-based value set had better face validity compared to other hypothetical value sets.
QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
(2023)
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Orthopedics
Linda Chokotho, Claire A. Donnelley, Sven Young, Brian C. Lau, Hao-Hua Wu, Nyengo Mkandawire, Jan-Erik Gjertsen, Geir Hallan, Kiran J. Agarwal-Harding, David Shearer
Summary: This study compared the cost and effectiveness of using IMN and ST in the treatment of adult femoral shaft fractures in Malawi, with results showing that IMN was more cost-effective and had better outcomes.
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Raed A. Joundi, Joel Adekanye, Alexander A. Leung, Paul Ronksley, Eric E. Smith, Alexander D. Rebchuk, Thalia S. Field, Michael D. Hill, Stephen B. Wilton, Lauren C. Bresee
Summary: This study provides pooled estimates of health utility for stroke survivors, revealing values significantly below population averages and variations among different subgroups. These estimates can serve as reference values for future clinical and economic studies, as well as identify subgroups with lower health utility.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2022)
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Oncology
Casimir A. E. Kouwenberg, Marc A. M. Mureau, Leonieke W. Kranenburg, Hinne Rakhorst, Danielle de Leeuw, Taco M. A. L. Klem, Linetta B. Koppert, Isaac Corro Ramos, Jan J. Busschbach
Summary: The study evaluated the cost-utility of four common surgical treatment pathways for breast cancer, with breast-conserving therapy being the most cost-effective option and providing better quality of life compared to mastectomy. Implant breast reconstruction was found to be more cost-effective than autologous breast reconstruction, but the latter had a higher occurrence of complications.
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Neurosciences
Aung Zaw Zaw Phyo, David A. Gonzalez-Chica, Nigel P. Stocks, Elsdon Storey, Robyn L. Woods, Anne M. Murray, Suzanne G. Orchard, Raj C. Shah, Danijela Gasevic, Rosanne Freak-Poli, Joanne Ryan
Summary: In this study, higher Health-related quality of life (HRQoL), particularly the mental component scores (MCS), was associated with better cognition. Over time, higher MCS predicted a reduced risk of cognitive decline and dementia.
JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
(2021)
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Allergy
Gang Chen, Audrey DunnGalvin, Matthew Greenhawt, Marcus Shaker, Dianne E. Campbell
Summary: This study aimed to develop mapping algorithms from the FAQLQ-PF onto HSU scores generated by generic, preference-based, health-related quality-of-life instruments. Results showed mean FAQLQ-PF total score, AQoL-6D, and CHU9D utility scores, with optimal mapping algorithms generated from selected FAQLQ-PF items and AQoL-6D demonstrating better performance.
PEDIATRIC ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)