BACKGROUND Oomph! Wellness organises interactive exercise and activity classes (Oomph! classes) for older people in care homes. We investigated the cost-effectiveness of Oomph! classes. METHODS Health-related quality of life was measured using the EQ-5D-5 L questionnaire at three time points; 3 months and 1 week prior to the start of the classes and after 3 months of Oomph! classes. Costs inc...

AIMS A pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial (PROFHER) was conducted in United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) hospitals to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of surgery compared with non-surgical treatment for displaced fractures of the proximal humerus involving the surgical neck in adults. METHODS A cost utility analysis from the NHS perspective wa...

The rehabilitation services for children with cerebral palsy are provided in two forms: home-based care and center-based care. The aim of this research was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the home-based accordance with the center-based care for kids with cerebral palsy. In this cost-effectiveness research, 56 children under 12 years old were assigned randomly to two rehabilitation program...

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Portugal and atherosclerosis most common underlying pathophysiological process. The aim this study was to quantify economic impact by estimating disease-related costs. Costs were estimated based on a prevalence approach following societal perspective. Three national epidemiological sources used estimate main clinical manifestations atheros...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the cost-effectiveness of cataract surgery and refractive error/presbyopia correction in Zambia. METHODS Primary data on costs and health related quality of life were collected in a prospective cohort study of 170 cataract and 113 refractive error/presbyopia patients recruited from three health facilities. Six months later, follow-up data were available from 77 and 41 pa...