Highlights•Preference studies are becoming increasingly important within the medical
product decision-making context.•Currently, there is limited understanding of the range of …

Background Low numeracy is pervasive and constrains informed patient choice, reduces
medication compliance, limits access to treatments, impairs risk communication, and affects …

Abstract Objectives The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and
Evaluation (GRADE) working group defines patient values and preferences as the relative …

Background Advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) are beginning to reach
European markets, and questions are being asked about their value for patients and how …

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a malignancy that arises from epidermal
keratinocytes. Although the majority of cutaneous SCC cases are easily treated without …

Objective To examine the effects of ranibizumab on patient-reported visual function using
the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire 25 (NEI VFQ-25) in patients with …

BACKGROUND: The characterization of uncertainty is critical in cost-effectiveness analysis,
particularly when considering whether additional evidence is needed. In addition to …

Professor Brent s book is a superb and much-needed text in the field of health care
evaluation. The economic approaches for appraisal of health care programs are presented …

BACKGROUND:: Studies have shown improved quality of life for hemodialysis (HD) patients
after changing from conventional thrice-weekly HD treatment to more frequent HD …

Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO), like many other organisations
around the world, has recognised the need to use more rigorous processes to ensure that …