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Edward C. F. Wilson
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Comment on: “Adding Value to CHEERS: New Reporting Standards for Value of Information Analyses”
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Cost-Effectiveness and Value of Information Analysis of an Ambient Intelligent Geriatric Management (AmbIGeM) System Compared to Usual Care to Prevent Falls in Older People in Hospitals
The Ambient Intelligent Geriatric Management (AmbIGeM) system combines wearable sensors with artificial intelligence to trigger alerts to hospital staff before a fall. A clinical trial found no effect across a...
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Open AccessEconomic Evaluation of Transperineal versus Transrectal Devices for Local Anaesthetic Prostate Biopsies
Biopsy of the prostate for suspected cancer is usually performed transrectally under local anaesthesia in the outpatient clinic setting. As this involves piercing the bowel wall, the procedure is associated wi...
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Methodological Note: Reporting Deterministic versus Probabilistic Results of Markov, Partitioned Survival and Other Non-Linear Models
When making decisions under uncertainty, it is reasonable to choose the path that leads to the highest expected net benefit. Therefore, to inform decision making, decision-model-based health economic evaluatio...
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Open AccessSelf-Monitoring and Management of Blood Pressure in Patients with Stroke or TIA: An Economic Evaluation of TEST-BP, A Randomised Controlled Trial
Prevention of secondary stroke following initial ictus is an important focus of after-stroke care. Blood pressure (BP) is a key risk factor, so usual care following stroke or transient ischaemic attack include...
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Transparency in Decision Modelling: What, Why, Who and How?
Transparency in decision modelling is an evolving concept. Recently, discussion has moved from reporting standards to open-source implementation of decision analytic models. However, in the debate about the su...
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Open AccessThe development and feasibility of a randomised family-based physical activity promotion intervention: the Families Reporting Every Step to Health (FRESH) study
There is a need for high-quality research aiming to increase physical activity in families. This study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of FRESH (Families Reporting Every Step to Health), a child-led...
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Open AccessDELTA2 guidance on choosing the target difference and undertaking and reporting the sample size calculation for a randomised controlled trial
A key step in the design of a RCT is the estimation of the number of participants needed in the study. The most common approach is to specify a target difference between the treatments for the primary outcome ...
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Open AccessThe Long-Term Cost to the UK NHS and Social Services of Different Durations of IV Thiamine (Vitamin B1) for Chronic Alcohol Misusers with Symptoms of Wernicke’s Encephalopathy Presenting at the Emergency Department
Wernicke’s encephalopathy (WE) is an acute neuropsychiatric condition caused by depleted intracellular thiamine, most commonly arising in chronic alcohol misusers, who may present to emergency departments (EDs...
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Open AccessThe Cost Effectiveness of Maintenance Schedules Following Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: An Economic Evaluation Alongside a Randomised Controlled Trial
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects approximately 3 million people in the UK. An 8-week pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) course is recommended under current guidelines. However, studies show that...
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A Practical Guide to Value of Information Analysis
Value of information analysis is a quantitative method to estimate the return on investment in proposed research projects. It can be used in a number of ways. Funders of research may find it useful to rank pro...
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Treating Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis with the Addition of Co-Trimoxazole: An Economic Evaluation Alongside a Randomised Controlled Trial
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fibrotic disease of the lungs of unknown origin with a poor prognosis. A small trial of co-trimoxazole demonstrated improvements in symptoms and functional parameters o...
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Home-Based Medication Review in Older People
Medication review by pharmacists is increasingly being implemented in the primary care setting and has been incorporated into the new pharmacy contract in the UK. This study aims to determine the cost effectiv...
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Using economic analyses for local priority setting
Standard methods of economic analysis may not be suitable for local decision making that is specific to a particular population.
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The Cost to the United Kingdom National Health Service of Managing Erectile Dysfunction
Objective: To estimate the annual direct cost of managing erectile dysfunction (ED) to the UK National Health Service (NHS) and to examine the impact of the introduction of sildenafil in 1998 and...
