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Open AccessValidity and reliability of the Sri Lankan version of the kidney disease quality of life questionnaire (KDQOL-SF™)
The disabling symptoms, various food and fluid restrictions, restrictions to social life and stigma and taboos attached to Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), have shown to pose a significant bearing on a patient’s ...
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Open AccessSymptom burden in chronic kidney disease; a population based cross sectional study
Physical and psychological symptoms are among main manifestations of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). This study aimed to assess the symptom burden and self-perceived severity of symptoms among CKD patients livin...
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Open AccessPrevalence and risk factors for impaired kidney function in the district of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional population-representative survey in those at risk of chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology
Over the last 20 years there have been reports of a form of chronic kidney disease of unknown cause (CKDu) affecting rural communities in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka. Valid prevalence estimates, us...
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Open AccessOral impact on daily performance (OIDP) scale for use in Sri Lankan adolescents: a cross sectional modification and validation study
Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) measures play an important role in understanding subjective patient experiences in oral health care. The Oral Impact on Daily Performance (OIDP) scale is a validate...
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Open AccessHealth related quality of life in chronic kidney disease; a descriptive study in a rural Sri Lankan community affected by chronic kidney disease
The current epidemic of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Sri Lanka is ascribed to the exponential increase in the number of CKD patients, which cannot be attributed to any known etiology (CKDu). The aim of this...
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Open AccessMap** the Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire (MLHFQ) to EQ-5D-5L in patients with heart failure
Map** algorithms can be used to convert scores from a non-preference based instrument to health state utilities. The objective of this study was to develop map** algorithms which will enable the Minnesota ...
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Open AccessCost-utility analysis in chronic kidney disease patients undergoing kidney transplant; what pays? A systematic review
Health systems are under pressure to deliver more effective care without expansion of resources. This is particularly pertinent to diseases like chronic kidney disease (CKD) that are exacting substantial finan...
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Correction to: The potential prognostic utility of salivary galectin-3 concentrations in heart failure
The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake.
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The potential prognostic utility of salivary galectin-3 concentrations in heart failure
Patients with HF are at a higher risk of rehospitalisation and, as such, significant costs to our healthcare system. A non-invasive method to collect body fluids and measure Gal-3 could improve the current man...
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Open AccessDeceased donor kidney allocation: an economic evaluation of contemporary longevity matching practices
Matching survival of a donor kidney with that of the recipient (longevity matching), is used in some kidney allocation systems to maximize graft-life years. It is not part of the allocation algorithm for Austr...
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Open AccessSerious non-fatal unintentional injuries among in-school adolescents in Sri Lanka: results from the 2016 Sri Lankan global school-based health survey
Unintentional injuries among adolescents is a major public health problem the world over. A great majority of the annual deaths among adolescents is due to unintentional injuries; it is also the leading cause ...
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Open AccessTime-to-event analysis in economic evaluations: a comparison of modelling methods to assess the cost-effectiveness of transplanting a marginal quality kidney
Economic-evaluations using decision analytic models such as Markov-models (MM), and discrete-event-simulations (DES) are high value adds in allocating resources. The choice of modelling method is critical beca...
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Open AccessKey factors associated with oral health-related quality of life in Sri Lankan adolescents: a cross sectional study
Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) measures have emerged as an important oral health outcome that is able to reveal the subjective burden of illness due to oral diseases. The association between soci...
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Open AccessDevelopment and validation of a risk index to predict kidney graft survival: the kidney transplant risk index
Kidney graft failure risk prediction models assist evidence-based medical decision-making in clinical practice. Our objective was to develop and validate statistical and machine learning predictive models to p...
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Open AccessCost-effectiveness analysis of paediatric mental health interventions: a systematic review of model-based economic evaluations
Mental health disorders among children and youth are causing significant burden on health care systems. Hence, identifying cost-effective interventions is important for effective mental health care allocation....
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Open AccessCost-Effectiveness and Budget Impact Analysis of Implementing a 'Soft Opt-Out' System for Kidney Donation in Australia
There is a severe shortage of donor organs globally. There is growing interest in understanding how a 'soft opt-out' organ donation system could help bridge the supply and demand gap for donor organs. This res...
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Develo** an Australian utility value set for MacNew-7D health states
A new preference-based measure (MacNew-7D) has recently been developed to allow condition-specific data to be used to capture the quality of life in health economic evaluations in cardiology; however, a genera...
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Open AccessHybrid cardiac telerehabilitation for coronary artery disease in Australia: a cost-effectiveness analysis
Traditional cardiac rehabilitation programs are centre-based and clinically supervised, with their safety and effectiveness well established. Notwithstanding the established benefits, cardiac rehabilitation re...
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Open AccessCancer Survivor Preferences for Models of Breast Cancer Follow-Up Care: Selecting Attributes for Inclusion in a Discrete Choice Experiment
It is critical to evaluate cancer survivors’ preferences when develo** follow-up care models to better address the needs of cancer survivors. This study was conducted to understand the key attributes of brea...
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Open AccessDevelo** an Australian utility value set for the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale-4D (ECOHIS-4D) using a discrete choice experiment
Preference-based quality of life measures (PBMs) are used to generate quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) in economic evaluations. A PBM consists of (1) a health state classification system and (2) a utility v...
