Essays about: "cost-utility"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word cost-utility.

  1. 1. Cost Analysis of Levodopa Micro Tablet Dispenser for Treatment of Parkinson's Disease

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Alexander Larsson; Anna Söderbärg; [2023]
    Keywords : Parkinson s disease; MDS-UPDRS; quality-adjusted life year; incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; Markov chain; Markov model; micro tablet dispenser; levodopa; Parkinsons sjukdom; MDS-UPDRS; kvalitetsjusterade levnadsår; inkrementell kostnadseffektivitetskvot; Markovkedja; Markovmodell; mikrotablettdispenser; levodopa;

    Abstract : Parkinson's is a chronic, progressive, neurodegenerative disease. The most common treatment is levodopa/carbidopa, which suppresses the symptoms of the disease. In this report, a cost-utility analysis of the MyFID levodopa/carbidopa micro tablet dispenser has been conducted. READ MORE

  3. 2. Economic evaluation of preventive methods used in dentistry – a systematic review

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Odontologiska fakulteten (OD)

    Author : Louise Westerlund; Anna Simonsson; [2016]
    Keywords : Cost-effectiveness; Preventive dentistry; Cost-analysis; Cost-benefit analysis; Cost-utility analysis; Preventive methods; Economic evaluation; Cost; Effect;

    Abstract : Syfte: Syftet med studien var att undersöka ekonomiska utvärderingar av preventiva metoder som används inom tandvården genom att göra en systematisk litteraturöversikt och besvara frågor om vilka preventiva metoder som analyserats avseende kostnad och effekt samt vilka typer av ekonomiska utvärderingar som analyserats. Material och metod: En sökningsstrategi genomfördes och PubMed, The Cochrane Library och Web of Science utgjorde databaser för litteratursökningen. READ MORE

  4. 3. The impact of absorbent floor in reducing hip fractures : A cost-utility analysis among institutionalized elderly in Sweden

    University essay from Avdelningen för nationalekonomi och statistik

    Author : Beate Lange; [2012]
    Keywords : cost-utility analysis; QALY; absorbent floor; hip fracture;

    Abstract : This paper analysis the cost-utility, measured in cost per QALY gained, of impact absorbent flooring that reduce hip fractures among institutionalized elderly in comparison to standard flooring. The study is based on experimental data from an elderly institution, where the absorbing floor was installed in 2010. READ MORE

  5. 4. Quality of Life depending on assessment method: The EQ-5D Descriptive System versus Direct Time-Trade-Off Grading

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Carl Willers; [2011]
    Keywords : Quality of Life; Time-Trade-Off grading; EQ-5D; Comparative Study; Cost-Utility Analysis;

    Abstract : When deciding upon resource allocation within the health care sector, implications on patients' health-related Quality of Life (QoL) are often of central concern. Different instruments with the purpose of assessing perceived QoL are in use, amongst other the EQ-5D descriptive system. READ MORE

  6. 5. The cost-effectiveness of low dose mammography - A decision-analytic approach

    University essay from Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling; Linköpings universitet

    Author : Sandra Forsblad; [2010]
    Keywords : breast cancer; mammography; screening; radiation; risk model; photon-counting; PC-DR; cost-effectiveness; cost-utility; Markov model;

    Abstract : With 7 000 new cases in Sweden each year, breast cancer represents 30 percent of all female malignancies and is therefore the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women. There are limitations as to what can be done to prevent the disease but with the use of mammography screening the chances of finding and treating the disease at an early stage are increasing. READ MORE