Essays about: "intermittent catheterization"

Found 2 essays containing the words intermittent catheterization.

1. 1. Health economic analysis of a urinary catheter which reduce the frequency of urinary tract infections (UTIs) Research questions: a) What is the willingness-to-pay (WTP) in Sweden - from a patient perspective - for a urinary catheter which reduce the annual frequency of urinary tract infections by 25% and 50%, respectively, and (b) is the WTP dependent on the annual frequency of UTIs and gender?

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Förvaltningshögskolan

   Author : Thomas Lindqvist; [2019-03-20]
   Keywords : Health Economic Analysis; Willingness to pay; Urinary catheter; Cost benefit analysis;

   Abstract : Objective: To investigate the preference for urinary catheters that can reduce the frequency of urinary tract infections (UTIs), among Swedish patients practicing clean intermittent catheterization (CIC), and analyze if the preference is affected by the frequency of UTIs and gender. Methods: The preference for a clinically more effective catheter was expressed as a monetary value by investigating the patients’ willingness-to-pay (WTP) to switch catheters. READ MORE

3. 2. Health economic analysis of a urinary catheter which reduce the frequency of urinary tract infections (UTIs)

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Förvaltningshögskolan

   Author : Thomas Lundqvist; [2015-03-02]
   Keywords : Health economic analysis; willingness-to-pay; urinary catheter; cost benefin analysis;

   Abstract : Objective: To investigate the preference for urinary catheters that can reduce the frequency of urinary tract infections (UTIs), among Swedish patients practicing clean intermittent catheterization (CIC), and analyze if the preference is affected by the frequency of UTIs and gender. Methods: The preference for a clinically more effective catheter was expressed as a monetary value by investigating the patients’ willingness-to-pay (WTP) to switch catheters. READ MORE