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View article: Factors Associated with Changes in Capability-Wellbeing for Children and Young People of Secondary School Age During the First COVID-19 Lockdown
Factors Associated with Changes in Capability-Wellbeing for Children and Young People of Secondary School Age During the First COVID-19 Lockdown Open
Concerns about the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on children’s and young people’s wellbeing have been reported, but information about changes in wellbeing in terms of capabilities is limited. This study explores factors ass…
View article: How do older patients with advanced kidney disease, and their family members, understand kidney function and failure? A qualitative study
How do older patients with advanced kidney disease, and their family members, understand kidney function and failure? A qualitative study Open
Background Patients approaching kidney failure are increasingly older, and living with multiple long-term conditions. The benefits of kidney replacement therapy (KRT) are uncertain for many in this group. Supporting decisions between treat…
View article: How Do Older Patients With Advanced Kidney Disease, and Their Family Members, Understand Kidney Function and Failure? A Qualitative Study
How Do Older Patients With Advanced Kidney Disease, and Their Family Members, Understand Kidney Function and Failure? A Qualitative Study Open
Background Patients approaching kidney failure are increasingly older, and living with multiple long-term conditions. The benefits of kidney replacement therapy (KRT) are uncertain for many in this group. Supporting decisions between treat…
View article: Understanding what matters to young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions: a qualitative study to inform the development of a young person end-of-life capability measure
Understanding what matters to young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions: a qualitative study to inform the development of a young person end-of-life capability measure Open
End-of-life care encompasses a range of services aimed at delivering holistic interventions. Yet, economic evaluations of such services have tended to be focused on health-related outcomes, which may be too narrow to adequately capture out…
View article: ‘That’s why I wanted him to go on dialysis’ – a qualitative inductive thematic analysis of older patients’ and their family members’ perspectives on kidney failure treatment decision-making
‘That’s why I wanted him to go on dialysis’ – a qualitative inductive thematic analysis of older patients’ and their family members’ perspectives on kidney failure treatment decision-making Open
View article: ‘<i>That’s why I wanted him to go on dialysis</i>’ – a qualitative inductive thematic analysis of older patients’ and their family members’ perspectives on kidney failure treatment decision-making
‘<i>That’s why I wanted him to go on dialysis</i>’ – a qualitative inductive thematic analysis of older patients’ and their family members’ perspectives on kidney failure treatment decision-making Open
Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasingly common amongst frail older patients with multiple health problems. These patients typically decide between kidney replacement therapy (KRT) with dialysis, which carries uncertain surv…
View article: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding, or sleeve gastrectomy for severe obesity (By-Band-Sleeve): a multicentre, open label, three-group, randomised controlled trial
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding, or sleeve gastrectomy for severe obesity (By-Band-Sleeve): a multicentre, open label, three-group, randomised controlled trial Open
National Institute for Health and Care Research Health Technology Assessment Programme.
View article: ‘It’s basically ‘have that or die’’: a qualitative study of older patients’ choices between dialysis and conservative kidney management
‘It’s basically ‘have that or die’’: a qualitative study of older patients’ choices between dialysis and conservative kidney management Open
Objectives Older people with kidney failure often have a limited range of treatment options, with few being well enough to receive a transplant. Instead, they either start dialysis or have ‘conservative kidney management’ (CKM). CKM involv…
View article: WCN25-2236 FAMILY MEMBERS OF OLDER PATIENTS CONSIDERING TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR KIDNEY FAILURE DO NOT MAKE DIFFERENT TRADE-OFFS BETWEEN TREATMENT BENEFITS AND BURDENS THAN THE PATIENTS THEMSELVES
WCN25-2236 FAMILY MEMBERS OF OLDER PATIENTS CONSIDERING TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR KIDNEY FAILURE DO NOT MAKE DIFFERENT TRADE-OFFS BETWEEN TREATMENT BENEFITS AND BURDENS THAN THE PATIENTS THEMSELVES Open
View article: Through Their Eyes: Defining ‘good life’ in dementia for health economics and outcomes research
Through Their Eyes: Defining ‘good life’ in dementia for health economics and outcomes research Open
Despite progress in involving people living with dementia in health research, disparities remain, particularly in the field of health economics and outcomes research, where excessive reliance on proxy reports from care partners or healthca…
View article: “Blanket rules just don’t work”: Qualitative exploration of the relative value of child and adult quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gains for health technology assessment
“Blanket rules just don’t work”: Qualitative exploration of the relative value of child and adult quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gains for health technology assessment Open
Objectives Effective allocation of scarce healthcare resources involves complex ethical and technical evaluations, with decision makers sometimes utilizing a societal perspective in health technology assessment (HTA). This study aimed to e…
View article: The Influence of Recall and Timing of Assessment on the Estimation of Quality-Adjusted Life-Years When Health Fluctuates Recurrently
The Influence of Recall and Timing of Assessment on the Estimation of Quality-Adjusted Life-Years When Health Fluctuates Recurrently Open
The current practice of using a single estimate at the beginning or end of a cycle with a daily (EQ-5D-5L) or longer (SF-12/SF-36) recall could bias cost-effectiveness estimates. QOL should be captured frequently with short recall when flu…
View article: Preparing for responsive management versus preparing for renal dialysis in multimorbid older people with advanced chronic kidney disease (Prepare for Kidney Care): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
Preparing for responsive management versus preparing for renal dialysis in multimorbid older people with advanced chronic kidney disease (Prepare for Kidney Care): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Open
Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) prevalence is steadily increasing, in part due to increased multimorbidity in our aging global population. When progression to kidney failure cannot be avoided, people need unbiased information to in…
View article: A choice experiment of older patients’ preferences for kidney failure treatments
A choice experiment of older patients’ preferences for kidney failure treatments Open
Most older people with kidney failure choose between treatment with dialysis or conservative kidney management. The preferences underlying these decisions are poorly understood. Here, we performed a choice experiment, informed by qualitati…
View article: The development of a capability wellbeing measure in economic evaluation for children and young people aged 11-15
The development of a capability wellbeing measure in economic evaluation for children and young people aged 11-15 Open
View article: A more equitable approach to economic evaluation: Directly developing conceptual capability wellbeing attributes for Tanzania and Malawi
A more equitable approach to economic evaluation: Directly developing conceptual capability wellbeing attributes for Tanzania and Malawi Open
View article: #1686 How do older people with advanced kidney disease and their family members approach kidney treatment decision-making? A qualitative study
#1686 How do older people with advanced kidney disease and their family members approach kidney treatment decision-making? A qualitative study Open
Background and Aims Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common in the UK, especially amongst frail older people with multiple health problems. The survival benefit of kidney replacement therapy (KRT) for such patients is uncertain and the burd…
View article: A socially interdependent choice framework for social influences in healthcare decision-making: a study protocol
A socially interdependent choice framework for social influences in healthcare decision-making: a study protocol Open
Objectives Current choice models in healthcare (and beyond) can provide suboptimal predictions of healthcare users’ decisions. One reason for such inaccuracy is that standard microeconomic theory assumes that decisions of healthcare users …
View article: Key Insights into Developing Qualitative Concept Elicitation Work for Outcome Measures with Children and Young People
Key Insights into Developing Qualitative Concept Elicitation Work for Outcome Measures with Children and Young People Open
View article: Is well-becoming important for children and young people? Evidence from in-depth interviews with children and young people and their parents
Is well-becoming important for children and young people? Evidence from in-depth interviews with children and young people and their parents Open
Purpose This study explores how important well-becoming factors appear to be to children during childhood. We define well-becoming as the indicators which predict children and young people’s future wellbeing and opportunities. The priority…
View article: Making recommendations to subsidize new health technologies in Australia: A qualitative study of decision-makers’ perspectives on committee processes
Making recommendations to subsidize new health technologies in Australia: A qualitative study of decision-makers’ perspectives on committee processes Open
As HTA processes for new medicines and medical technologies in Australia continue to be reviewed, the balance between retaining flexibility during deliberation, confidentiality for sponsors and the public's desire for greater transparency …
View article: Evidencing the clinical and economic burden of musculoskeletal disorders in Tanzania: paving the way for urgent rheumatology service development
Evidencing the clinical and economic burden of musculoskeletal disorders in Tanzania: paving the way for urgent rheumatology service development Open
MSK) disorders with arthritis screening in Tanzania: new insights into the growing clinical, economic and societal burden of non-communicable disease', by Mmbaga BT et al., https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/300074/.
View article: Systematic Review of the Relative Social Value of Child and Adult Health
Systematic Review of the Relative Social Value of Child and Adult Health Open
View article: Views and Perceptions of People Aged 55+ on the Vaccination Programme for Older Adults in the UK: A Qualitative Study
Views and Perceptions of People Aged 55+ on the Vaccination Programme for Older Adults in the UK: A Qualitative Study Open
Vaccination reduces the risks related to infectious disease, especially among more vulnerable groups, such as older adults. The vaccines available to older adults in the UK through the government-funded programme currently include influenz…
View article: Expanding health technology assessment towards broader value: Ireland as a case study
Expanding health technology assessment towards broader value: Ireland as a case study Open
Healthcare innovations often represent important improvements in population welfare, but at what cost, and to whom? Health technology assessment (HTA) is a multidisciplinary process to inform resource allocation. HTA is conventionally anch…
View article: What does a “good life” mean for people living with dementia? A protocol for a think-aloud study informing the value of care
What does a “good life” mean for people living with dementia? A protocol for a think-aloud study informing the value of care Open
Introduction Economic evaluation currently focuses almost exclusively on the maximization of health, using the Quality-Adjusted Life-Year (QALY) framework with instruments such as the EQ-5D, with a limited number of health-focused dimensio…
View article: A think-aloud study of the feasibility of patients with end-stage organ failure completing the ICECAP-SCM
A think-aloud study of the feasibility of patients with end-stage organ failure completing the ICECAP-SCM Open
Background: The ICECAP-Supportive Care Measure (SCM) is a self-complete measure developed to inform economic decision making at the end-of-life. Previous research has demonstrated its feasibility in hospice and nursing home settings. This …
View article: Towards Accurate Prediction of Healthcare Choices: The INTERSOCIAL Project
Towards Accurate Prediction of Healthcare Choices: The INTERSOCIAL Project Open
View article: Estimating loss in capability wellbeing in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study of the general adult population in the UK, Australia and the Netherlands
Estimating loss in capability wellbeing in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study of the general adult population in the UK, Australia and the Netherlands Open
View article: An analysis of the construct validity and responsiveness of the ICECAP-SCM capability wellbeing measure in a palliative care hospice setting
An analysis of the construct validity and responsiveness of the ICECAP-SCM capability wellbeing measure in a palliative care hospice setting Open