Cost-utility and cost-benefit analyses are currently the only tools available for evaluating
whether the cost of an intervention is a good use of resources when compared with other …

Objective To improve understanding and awareness of the impact of subfoveal
choroidalneovascularization (CNV) on health-related quality of life, we sought to …

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were:(1) to determine the disability weight,“utility”,
for calculation of disability-adjusted life expectancy (DALE) using the prevalence of long …

OBJECTIVES: To assess the validity, feasibility and acceptability of standard gamble (SG)
and time trade-off (TTO) assessments in a multiethnic Asian population. METHODS …

Purpose To empirically determine the impact of the capacity to sustain social relationships
on valuing health states. Methods 68 clinical experts conducted a health state valuation …

Individualised medical strategy (IMS) seeks therapeutic success in the following three
dimensions:(1) biology,(2) sociology, and (3) psychology. IMS addresses these dimensions …

Aims: Intermittent catheterization (IC) is the gold standard for bladder management in
patients with chronic urinary retention. Despite its medical benefits, IC users experience a …

Background Different presentations of treatment effects can affect decisions. However,
previous studies have not evaluated which presentations best help people make decisions …

Abstract Background The progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is
characterized by loss of ambulation, respiratory insufficiency, cardiomyopathy, and early …

Objectives: Liver cirrhosis can change many aspects of life of the patients and their family
and effects society. We aimed to study the utility of cirrhosis from the point of view of the …