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Open AccessHealth-related quality of life and experience measures, to assess patients’ experiences of peripheral intravenous catheters: a secondary data analysis
Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) are essential for successful administration of intravenous treatments. However, insertion failure and PIVC complications are common and negatively impact patients’ heal...
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Open AccessCost Effectiveness of Strategies to Manage Atrial Fibrillation in Middle- and High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review
Atrial fibrillation (AF) remains the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia. Management of AF aims to reduce the risk of stroke, heart failure and premature mortality via rate or rhythm control. This study aim...
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Development of a preference-based heart disease-specific health state classification system using MacNew heart disease-related quality of life instrument
The MacNew Heart Disease Health-Related Quality of Life Instrument (MacNew) is a validated, clinically sensitive, 27-item disease-specific questionnaire. This study aimed to develop a new heart disease-specifi...
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Utility Values for the CP-6D, a Cerebral Palsy-Specific Multi-Attribute Utility Instrument, Using a Discrete Choice Experiment
The CP-6D is a new preference-based measure derived from the CPQOL, a cerebral palsy-specific quality-of-life questionnaire. The CP-6D contains six dimensions, each with five levels. A preference-based value s...
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Private Health Insurance Incentives in Australia: In Search of Cost-Effective Adjustments
The appropriate structure, scope and cost of government incentives in the private health insurance (PHI) market is a matter of ongoing debate.
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Comparison of the EQ-5D-3L and the SF-6D (SF-12) contemporaneous utility scores in patients with cardiovascular disease
Multi-attribute utility instruments (MAUIs) are widely used to measure utility weights. This study sought to compare utility weights of two popular MAUIs, the EQ-5D-3L and the SF-6D, and inform researchers in ...
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Open AccessDevelo** a dementia-specific health state classification system for a new preference-based instrument AD-5D
With an ageing population, the number of people with dementia is rising. The economic impact on the health care system is considerable and new treatment methods and approaches to dementia care must be cost eff...
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The role of health economics in alcohol policy
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The efficiency of a volumetric alcohol tax in Australia
In Australia and elsewhere, fiscal measures such as alcohol taxation are a commonly used intervention and cost-effective strategy to reduce alcohol consumption and associated harm. However, alcohol taxation po...