Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programs

Lewis, Don

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8462.2004.00337.x

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“…It is limited to comparing interventions with very similar outcomes, while outcomes of alternative methods for example for delivery are seldom exactly the same, so it cannot be employed to interventions with diverse outcomes. An example of this type of analysis would be the comparison of two antibiotics which have the same treatment benefits and side effects (12,25,27).…”

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“…In a cost-effectiveness analysis the costs and the consequences of a health program or intervention are sequentially measured in monetary terms and natural units (for example, kilograms of weight lost, number of patients immunized, reduction in blood pressure, life years saved) (12,27). This analysis focuses on measuring the costs of an intervention aimed at reducing the burden of a disease and the health gains attributable to the intervention, for example, cost per positive cancer detected (28).…”

Section: Cost-effectiveness Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In other words, in a cost-utility analysis the effects are expressed as measurements that reflect the value of lost years due to illness (12,32). It assumes that life years must be treated as having different values when the quality of life differs (27). The most frequently used measure in cost-utility analysis is the quality adjusted life year (QALY), where benefits are determined based on impact on length and quality of life to generate an overall index for health gain (25).…”

Section: Cost-utility Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

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Introducing Economic Evaluation as a Decision Support Tool in Health Care: A Case Review of I.R. Iran

Baghbanian

Esmaeili

2012

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Background: Health care is a dominant economic and political issue in many economically developing and even developed nations. Most of these nations have experienced rapid increases in their healthcare spending over recent years. Objectives: This challenge creates a continuing quest for reaching better health system efficiency, equity as well as quality and safety. Materials and Methods: Economic analytic methods have been created to inform decisionmakers where the appropriate allocation of scarce resources is significantly more needed. However, through a non-systematic (narrative) review it was found that Iranian decision-or policy-makers may not be well informed and equipped to make complex policy decisions about funding and delivery of health care in order to meet financing needs. Results: It is likely that, to date, little attention has been paid to developing a better conceptual understanding of economic evaluations in decision-making environments at the local level or across the whole healthcare system. Conclusions: This study aims to shed light on different methods of economic evaluations in order to provoke healthcare professionals and researchers to think about different ways in which economic evaluations might be of value to their practices.

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Introducing Economic Evaluation as a Decision Support Tool in Health Care: A Case Review of I.R. Iran

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Esmaeili

2012

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Introducing Economic Evaluation as a Decision Support Tool in Health Care: A Case Review of IR Iran

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2012

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Context: Constipation as a common morbidity among people is related to many disorders. Iranian-Islamic traditional medicine (IITM) is an ancient comprehensive medicine school that has a holistic attitude toward human health and disease. Constipation is considered by scholar IITM as the origin of many human disorders. This study aimed to describe viewpoints of IITM scholars toward constipation and its management. Evidence Acquisition: The main ancient resources in IITM were reviewed and a structural description was created about constipation and its management. Results: According to IITM, constipation is defined as defecation less than one time daily with firm and dry consistency. It is considered in IITM as a sign of maltempered body that if prolonged, could lead to the accumulation of harmful homors and its associated diseases like cancer. Some general recommendations of IITM help us to prevent and treat constipation; such as chewing food well, avoid of dry cold fiberless diet, regular aerobic exercise, and correction of body temperament. Moreover, diet therapy with high fiber fruits and vegetables, manipulative therapy such as abdominal massage with warm oils, and medication with herbal laxative or purgative drugs are specific therapeutic methods for constipation recommended by IITM scholars. Conclusions: It seems the holistic attitude of IITM toward constipation and comprehensiveness of its recommendations could be considered in health-related interventions and could ensure community health promotion.

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Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programs

Cited by 2 publications

References 8 publications

Introducing Economic Evaluation as a Decision Support Tool in Health Care: A Case Review of I.R. Iran

Introducing Economic Evaluation as a Decision Support Tool in Health Care: A Case Review of I.R. Iran

Introducing Economic Evaluation as a Decision Support Tool in Health Care: A Case Review of IR Iran

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