Search for dissertations about: "cost-effectiveness"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 356 swedish dissertations containing the word cost-effectiveness.
-
16. Physical activity on prescription in primary care. Impact on physical activity level, metabolic health and health-related quality of life, and its cost-effectiveness - a short- and long-term perspective
Abstract : Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally and one of the major health challenges of the 21st century. In Sweden, NCDs are estimated to account for 90 % of all deaths. READ MORE
-
17. Correction of unilateral posterior crossbite in the mixed dentition : studies of treatment effects, stability and cost-effectiveness
Abstract : Enkelsidigt korsbett är en av de vanligaste bettavvikelserna i växel-bettet, dvs. i de åldrar då barnets tänder byts ut från mjölktänder till permanenta tänder. Korsbett innebär att överkäkens och un-derkäkens bredd inte passar ihop när man biter samman käkarna. READ MORE
-
18. Cost-Effectiveness of Vaccination and the Value of Prevention
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to analyse the cost-effectiveness of vaccination of infectious diseases and to investigate the value of prevention, in a Swedish setting. This thesis consists of five studies. READ MORE
-
19. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of early childhood obesity prevention
Abstract : Background: Due to individual health-related and social consequences, but also due to its immense cost burden, obesity remains a large public health challenge for which effective and cost-effective prevention is lacking. It has been suggested that primary preventive efforts operate optimally if started in early childhood, but scientific evidence is scarce. READ MORE
-
20. Cost-effectiveness analysis of health technologies when evidence is scarce
Abstract : Given the increasing pressures on health care budgets, economic evaluation is used in many countries to assist decision-making regarding the optimal use of competing health care technologies. Although the standard methods of estimating cost-effectiveness underpinning these decisions have gained widespread acceptance, concerns have been raised that many technologies would not be considered for funding, due to scarcity of evidence. READ MORE