objectives: the purpose of this study was to explore the general health status in women as care givers of the elderly people with alzheimer who attending to the iranian association of alzheimer’s disease. methods & materials: in this descriptive –cross sectional study as a introductory stage of a randomized controlled field trial, 150 women were recruited with a consecutive sampling method. the...

conclusions: quality of peripartum care is moderate in lorestan province, therefore, continuous evaluation of quality of care by administrators and hospital staff is essential to improve this quality and will ultimately result in maternal and neonatal health improvement. results: the mean percentages of compatibility with desirable situation were 54%, 57% and 66% in first, second and third stag...

BACKGROUND Data from primary health care in Spain show a high prevalence of the major depressive disorder. Blended treatment (combination of face-to-face and online components) seems to be a very promising tool for the optimization and dissemination of psychological treatments in a cost-effective form. Although there is growing data that confirm the advantages of blended therapies, few studies ...

BACKGROUND Depression causes a large burden of disease worldwide. Effective prevention has the potential to reduce that burden considerably. This study aimed to investigate the cost-effectiveness of minimal contact psychotherapy, based on Lewinsohn's 'Coping with depression' course, targeted at opportunistically screened individuals with sub-threshold depression. METHODS AND RESULTS Using a M...

OBJECTIVE To determine the cost-effectiveness of nurse practitioners delivering primary and specialised ambulatory care. DESIGN A systematic review of randomised controlled trials reported since 1980. DATA SOURCES 10 electronic bibliographic databases, handsearches, contact with authors, bibliographies and websites. INCLUDED STUDIES Randomised controlled trials that evaluated nurse practi...

OBJECTIVE Non-surgical treatment can be effective for many musculoskeletal conditions. Improving access to these options may improve the efficiency of hospitals. The Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Screening Clinic and Multidisciplinary Service offers early comprehensive assessment and coordinated, patient-centred care within a multidisciplinary framework. Our aim was to assess its cost-effectiveness...

This paper begins by briefly describing the rationale for, principles, and evidence in support of, the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model of supported employment for people with mental illness. It then summarizes the literature concerning the impacts of programs of this type on health care cost offsets and on its costeffectiveness. Factors that appear likely to influence cost-effectiv...

PURPOSE Economic evaluations of clinical pharmacy interventions are reviewed. SUMMARY A variety of clinical pharmacy interventions have been assessed, but the body of evidence relating to any particular type of intervention is small. Cost-saving interventions comprise a small percentage of clinical pharmacy interventions, but they generated substantial savings. Clinical pharmacists provided a...

Health care evidence based is a 90's trend of health professionals interested in the scientific development of effectiveness and efficiency research into the health management and introducing scientific evidence into the health decision-making process. The development of health services research, outcome management and evidence based medicine, makes possible the new orientation of heath systems...