Is hydrotherapy cost-effective? A randomised controlled trial of combined hydrotherapy programmes compared with physiotherapy land techniques in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

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Socio-economic burden of rare diseases: A systematic review of cost of illness evidence

“…Six of the studies examined the economic impact associated JIA, while one study considered the impact on total cost of etanercept treatment (93) and another examined the cost-effectiveness of JIA hydrotherapy (94); although these focused primarily on the cost-effectiveness or effect on treatment cost of specific therapies, they are included here because they provide a comparison for standard therapies.…”

Assessment and Management of Pain in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

“…Several studies have shown that children with polyarticular JIA are less active than their healthy counterparts and exhibit reduced aerobic and anaerobic exercise capacity (66,67). There is evidence that regular physical conditioning improves joint pain and range of motion in patients with JIA (68,69). A number of reports have suggested that engagement in both low-and high-intensity exercise programs results in improved physical function and decreased pain in patients with JIA (70,71), although a Cochrane meta-analysis of existing randomized controlled trials did not show statistically significant benefits (72).…”

Physiotherapy from the view of health insurance financing

“…Abban a vizsgálatban, ahol 78 juvenilis krónikus arthritisben szenvedő beteg szárazföldön és a vízben (hidroterápia) végzett kezeléssorozatát hasonlították össze, azonos életminőség-nyereséget eredményezett mind a két kezelési mód (eredményességre vetített azonos költség) [1]. Egy másik vizsgálatban, ahol arthrosisban szenvedők hidroterápiáját vizsgálták, a hidroterápia hatékonysága a vizsgált klinikai paraméterekben jobb volt, és a betegek is nagyobb életminőség-javulást jeleztek, mint a szárazföldön végzett gyakorlatok esetében.…”