Search for dissertations about: "decision-analytic model"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words decision-analytic model.
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1. Lifestyle Intervention from a Health Economics Perspective
Abstract : Abstract The aim of this thesis was to perform health economic analyses of lifestyle intervention for people at a high risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The results can help decision-makers to make informed decisions over implementing lifestyle intervention, taking several dilemmas into consideration. READ MORE
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2. Cost-effectiveness and Value of Further Research of Treatment Strategies for Cardiovascular Disease
Abstract : Economic evaluations provide a tool to estimate costs and health consequences of competing medical technologies, ultimately to aid decision makers when deciding which medical technologies should be funded from available resources. Such decisions inevitably need to be taken under uncertainty and it is not clear how to approach them in health care decision-making. READ MORE
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3. Costs and consequences in perioperative care : analytic models in studies on pain treatment and on haemodynamic optimization of elderly patients
Abstract : Background: Because resources are scarce in health care, costs and consequences of new interventions must be assessed to support informed policy decisions. This thesis analyses the cost-effectiveness of advanced postoperative pain treatment and perioperative haemodynamic optimization by applying decision modelling as an analytic framework. 1. READ MORE
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4. Economic Evaluation of Mental Health Interventions for Children and Adolescents : the Case of Sweden
Abstract : The focus of this thesis is economic evaluations of programs and interventions regarding children and adolescents with mental health issues, victimization, and intellectual disabilities (ID). The first paper examines a potential link between mental health issues among adolescent and the class-size of the school class they are enrolled in. READ MORE
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5. Health economic aspects of stroke: stroke prevention and effects on spouses' healthcare consumption and income
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate two health economic aspects of stroke: (i) the clinical and cost-effectiveness of stroke prevention with left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) among persons with atrial fibrillation (AF) and contraindication to OAC, (ii) the long-term consequences of stroke on spouses' healthcare utilisation and financial situation and its potential impact in health economic evaluations. The long-term clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of LAAO among persons with AF and contraindications to OAC were estimated using a systematic review, meta-analysis, and a decision-analytic model. READ MORE