scholarly journals Does the correspondence between EQ-5D health state description and VAS score vary by medical condition?

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 155 ◽  
Author(s):  
David K Whynes
Keyword(s):  
Medical Condition ◽  
Health State ◽  
Health State Description ◽  
Vas Score

Developing and Testing a Multimedia Presentation of a Health-state Description

1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 336-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Kane Goldstein ◽  
Ann E. Clarke ◽  
David Michelson ◽  
Alan M. Garber ◽  
Merlynn R. Bergen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health State ◽  
Multimedia Presentation ◽  
Health State Description

Health Utility Measurement

2011 ◽  
pp. 787-813 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna Rowen ◽  
John Brazier
Keyword(s):  
Economic Evaluation ◽  
Health Utility ◽  
Health State ◽  
Health States ◽  
Health State Description ◽  
Utility Measurement ◽  
Current State ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Demand For Health

Measuring and valuing health is a major component of economic evaluation, meaning that health utility measurement has been growing in popularity in recent years due to the increasing demand for health state values in economic models and evaluations. The main issues in health utility measurement are how to describe health states, how to value the health state description and whose values should be used. This article briefly outlines these main issues and then focuses on recent methodological developments in health utility measurement. It assesses the current state of health utility measurement and discusses the question of assessment of a health state to be used in economic evaluation. The discussion whether experience utility should be used rather than conventional preference-based utility raises important issues about perspective and the role of various factors.

scholarly journals Mobiliosios duomenų tyrybos paslaugų analizė

2013 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 96-102
Author(s):  
Gediminas Bazilevičius
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Web Services ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Medical Condition ◽  
Health State ◽  
Medical Systems ◽  
Stream Data ◽  
Mobile Data ◽  
Stream Data Mining ◽  
Service Oriented

Mobilioji medicina užima vis didesnę sveikatos priežiūros dalį. Naudojamos pažangesnės, spartesnės, mobilesnės technikos, stebinčios pacientų sveikatos būklę bei informuojančios apie galimus sveikatos sutrikimus. Identifi kuoti sveikatos pokyčius neužtenka vien pažangios technikos. Įrenginiams kuriama programinė įranga, taikomosios programos, o šioms naudojami metodai, kurie galėtų kuo tiksliau identifi kuoti menkiausius sveikatos pokyčius. Šis straipsnis skirtas apžvelgti, kokie žiniųgavybos proceso duomenų tyrybos metodai gali būti naudojami mobiliuosiuose ir dėvimuosiuose įrenginiuose, taikant paslaugų stiliaus architektūros modelį ir saityno paslaugas medicinos sistemose.Analysis of services for mobile data miningGediminas Bazilevičius SummaryMedicine takes an increasing share of health care in web services. Smarter, faster mobile equipment is applied to monitor a patient’s medical condition and to inform about his possible health problems. A special software for mobile devices is developed to recognize the smallest changes in a patient’s health state. In the paper mobile data mining and mobile stream data mining methods and solutions, based on the service-oriented architecture, as well as Web services are analysed in the context of medical systems."> 

scholarly journals Concerns, quality of life, access to care and productivity of the general population during the first 8 weeks of the coronavirus lockdown in Belgium and the Netherlands

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanne van Ballegooijen ◽  
Lucas Goossens ◽  
Ralph H. Bruin ◽  
Renée Michels ◽  
Marieke Krol
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
General Population ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Medical Condition ◽  
Productivity Loss ◽  
Health State ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Validated Questionnaires ◽  
Productivity Losses

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has a disruptive impact on our society. We therefore conducted a population survey to describe: 1) stress, concerns and quality of life 2) access to healthcare and cancelled/delayed healthcare and 3) productivity during the first 8 weeks of the coronavirus lockdown in the general population. Methods An online cross-sectional survey was conducted in a representative sample after 8 weeks of the coronavirus lockdown in Belgium and the Netherlands. The survey included a series of three validated questionnaires about quality of life delayed/cancelled medical care and productivity loss using validated questionnaires. Results In total, 2099 Belgian and 2058 Dutch respondents completed the survey with a mean age of 46.4 and 42.0 years, respectively. Half of the respondents were female in both countries. A small proportion tested positive for COVID-19, 1.4% vs 4.7%, respectively. The majority of respondents with a medical condition was worried about their current health state due to the pandemic (53%) vs (63%), respectively. Respondents experienced postponed/cancelled care (26%) and were concerned about the availability of medication (32%) for both countries. Productivity losses due to the COVID-19 restrictions were calculated in absenteeism (36%) and presenteeism (30%) for Belgium, and (19%) and (35%) for the Netherlands. Most concerns and productivity losses were reported by respondents with children < 12 years, respondents aged 18–35 and respondents with an (expected) COVID-19 infection. Conclusions This study describes stress, quality of life, medical resource loss and productivity losses in Belgium and the Netherlands after 8 weeks of coronavirus lockdown. The results underline the burden on society.

scholarly journals Functional health state description and valuation by people aged 65 and over: a pilot study

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Riaan Botes ◽  
Karin M. Vermeulen ◽  
Adelita V. Ranchor ◽  
Erik Buskens
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Functional Health ◽  
Health State ◽  
Health State Description

scholarly journals Concerns, quality of life, access to care and productivity of the general population during the first 8 weeks of the coronavirus lockdown in Belgium and the Netherlands

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanne van Ballegooijen ◽  
Lucas Goossens ◽  
Ralph H Bruin ◽  
Renee Michels ◽  
Marieke Krol
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
General Population ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Medical Condition ◽  
Productivity Loss ◽  
Health State ◽  
Current Health ◽  
Productivity Losses

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has a disruptive impact on our society. We therefore conducted a population survey to describe: 1) stress, concerns and quality of life 2) access to healthcare and cancelled/delayed healthcare and 3) productivity during the first 8 weeks of the coronavirus lockdown in the general population. Methods: An online survey was conducted in a representative sample after 8 weeks of the coronavirus lockdown in Belgium and the Netherlands. The survey included questions about stress, concerns, quality of life delayed/cancelled medical care and productivity loss using validated questionnaires. Results: In total, 2099 Belgian and 2058 Dutch respondents completed the survey with a mean age of 46.4 and 42.0 years, respectively. Half of the respondents were female in both countries. A small proportion tested positive for COVID-19, 1.4% vs 4.7%, respectively. The majority of respondents with a medical condition was worried about their current health state due to the pandemic (53%) vs (63%), respectively. Respondents experienced postponed/cancelled care (26%) and were concerned about the availability of medication (32%) for both countries. Productivity losses due to the COVID-19 restrictions were calculated in absenteeism (36%) and presenteeism (30%) for Belgium, and (19%) and (35%) for the Netherlands. Most concerns and productivity losses were reported by respondents with children <12 years, respondents aged 18-35 and respondents with an (expected) COVID-19 infection. Conclusions: This study describes stress, quality of life, medical resource loss and productivity losses in Belgium and the Netherlands after 8 weeks of coronavirus lockdown. The results underline the burden on society.

The Interaction of Pulmonary Physiology and Swallowing: A Juggling Act for the Physician and Speech-Language Pathologist

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-40
Author(s):  
Karen J. Dikeman ◽  
Marta S. Kazandjian ◽  
Elbert Tun ◽  
Panina Niyazova ◽  
Tien-Tsai Tsai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Medical Condition ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Geriatric Population ◽  
Pulmonary Physiology ◽  
Speech Language Pathologist ◽  
Ventilator Dependence ◽  
Clinical Case Studies ◽  
Single Disease Entity

Abstract Patients who are dependent upon tracheostomy and/or ventilator use present a particular challenge to health-care providers. The interaction of pulmonary physiology and deglutition is complex, as illustrated in the course of patients who are in the weaning process. Speech language pathologists (SLPs) should work closely with their physician colleagues to understand the influence of multiple medical co-morbidities on intervention. In traditional medicine, the clinician's objective is to connect a patient's many symptoms and complaints to a single disease entity. However, in caring for the ventilator dependent geriatric population, a symptom such as dysphagia typically results from the interplay of various, multi-organ symptoms, and conditions. This article strives to demonstrate the “juggling act” that the physician and SLP must balance between the patient's current medical condition, pulmonary dysfunction, and disordered swallowing. Clinical case studies illustrate the benefit of swallowing intervention on quality of life. While the care of patients with tracheostomy and ventilator dependence requires a team approach, with respiratory therapy and nursing vital members, this article emphasizes the roles of the SLP and physician.

The Need to Belong and the Relationship Between Loneliness and Health

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 194-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Freda-Marie Hartung ◽  
Britta Renner
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
First Year ◽  
Health State ◽  
Need To Belong ◽  
First Year University ◽  
Perceived Social Isolation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Humans are social animals; consequently, a lack of social ties affects individuals’ health negatively. However, the desire to belong differs between individuals, raising the question of whether individual differences in the need to belong moderate the impact of perceived social isolation on health. In the present study, 77 first-year university students rated their loneliness and health every 6 weeks for 18 weeks. Individual differences in the need to belong were found to moderate the relationship between loneliness and current health state. Specifically, lonely students with a high need to belong reported more days of illness than those with a low need to belong. In contrast, the strength of the need to belong had no effect on students who did not feel lonely. Thus, people who have a strong need to belong appear to suffer from loneliness and become ill more often, whereas people with a weak need to belong appear to stand loneliness better and are comparatively healthy. The study implies that social isolation does not impact all individuals identically; instead, the fit between the social situation and an individual’s need appears to be crucial for an individual’s functioning.

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