Significant healthcare burden and life cost of spinal muscular atrophy: real-world data
AbstractObjectivesThe aim of this study is to quantify the mortality rate, direct healthcare costs, and cumulative life costs of pediatric patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1, type 2, and type 3 born in Hong Kong.MethodsData were collected from genetically confirmed SMA patients born in or after 2000 from the Hospital Authority medical database. Patients were followed up from birth until they died, left Hong Kong, reached 18  years, or initiated disease-modifying treatment. Study outcomes included incidence risks of mortality, cumulative direct medical costs—attendances of special outpatient clinics, emer...
Source: The European Journal of Health Economics - November 20, 2022 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

General practice in the EU: countries you see, customs you find
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Source: The European Journal of Health Economics - November 18, 2022 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Developing an Australian utility value set for the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale-4D (ECOHIS-4D) using a discrete choice experiment
ConclusionsThis newly developed utility value set will enable the calculation of utility values for economic evaluations of interventions related to oral diseases such as dental caries among young children. This will facilitate more effective resource allocation for oral health services. (Source: The European Journal of Health Economics)
Source: The European Journal of Health Economics - November 17, 2022 Category: Health Management Source Type: research