Abstract Cost-of-illness (COI) studies often include the 'indirect'cost of lost production
resulting from disease, disability, and premature death, which is an important component of …

RATIONALE: Increasing attention is being given to the evaluation of public health
interventions. Methods for the economic evaluation of clinical interventions are well …

Objectives To evaluate the impact of total knee replacement on quality of life in people with
knee osteoarthritis and to estimate associated differences in lifetime costs and quality …

Productivity costs occur when the productivity of individuals is affected by illness, treatment,
disability or premature death. The objective of this paper was to review past and current …

Productivity costs are frequently omitted from economic evaluations, despite their often
strong impact on cost-effectiveness outcomes. This neglect may be partly explained by the …

This article describes the components that should be included as indirect costs to be
consistent with economic theory in studies conducted from a societal perspective. The …

Background Percutaneous cholecystostomy is a less invasive method to treat acute
cholecystitis in patients who are critically ill or have serious medical comorbidities …

It is increasingly common to find the results of economic evaluations that report results in
terms of cost per life year or cost per quality adjusted life year (QALY) grouped together for …

Several cost-of-illness (COI) studies related to diabetes mellitus have been performed over
the last three decades. This review examines the results of these COI studies, identifies the …

Most health economists agree that public preferences should play a major role in setting
criteria for distributing scarce resources. The quality‐adjusted life year (QALY) is used as a …