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IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 4129: Comparison of Cost-Effectiveness between Inpatient and Home-Based Post-Acute Care Models for Stroke Rehabilitation in Taiwan
Willy Chou Stroke rehabilitation focuses on alleviating post-stroke disability. Post-acute care (PAC) offers an intensive rehabilitative program as transitional care following acute stroke. A novel home-based PAC program has been initiated in Taiwan since 2019. Our study aimed to compare the current inpatient PAC model with a novel home-based PAC model in cost-effectiveness and functional recovery for stroke patients in Taiwan. One hundred ninety-seven stroke patients eligible for the PAC program were divided into two different health interventional groups. One received rehabilitation during hospitalization, and the o...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - April 14, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Yu-Ju Tung Wen-Chih Lin Lin-Fu Lee Hong-Min Lin Chung-Han Ho Willy Chou Tags: Article Source Type: research

Late Breaking Abstract - Economics burden and healthcare utilization in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with or without sepsis
Conclusions: COPD patients who encountered sepsis were associated with higher economics burden and healthcare utilization.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Chen, Y., Wu, H.-F., Fang, W.-F., Chen, H.-C., Lin, C.-Y., Lin, M.-C. Tags: Ethics and economics Source Type: research

Accelerated Risk of Premature Ischemic Stroke in 5‐Year Survivors of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Conclusion.Not only was the stroke risk in NPC survivors higher than that in the general population, but the onset age was also 10 years earlier. Future survivorship care should include ischemic stroke as a late complication, for its proper prevention and management.Implications for Practice.Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is endemic in Taiwan, and its 5‐year survival is 65.2%. With the increased 5‐year cancer survivors, survivorship has become an important issue. However, research on NPC survivorship is very rare. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first population‐based study on long‐term NPC survivors. This...
Source: The Oncologist - September 10, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Min-Chi Chen, Feng-Che Kuan, Shiang-Fu Huang, Chang-Hsien Lu, Ping-Tsung Chen, Cih-En Huang, Ting-Yao Wang, Chih-Cheng Chen, Kuan-Der Lee Tags: Head and Neck Cancers, Health Outcomes and Economics of Cancer Care Source Type: research

Association of stroke subtypes with risk of hip fracture: a population-based study in Taiwan - Zheng JQ, Lai HJ, Zheng CM, Yen YC, Lu KC, Hu CJ, Lee HH, Wang YH.
This study aimed to investigate the association of stroke subtypes and hip fracture by using the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. Significantly higher risks of hip fracture were found fo...
Source: SafetyLit - November 27, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news