Browsing by Author "Matchar, David B"
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A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Randomized Control Trial of a Tailored, Multifactorial Program to Prevent Falls Among the Community-Dwelling Elderly.
(Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2019-01)<h4>Objective</h4>To perform a cost-effectiveness analysis of a multifactorial, tailored intervention to reduce falls among a heterogeneous group of high-risk elderly people.<h4>Design</h4>Randomized control trial.<h4>Se... -
A new instrument for measuring anticoagulation-related quality of life: development and preliminary validation.
(Health Qual Life Outcomes, 2004-05-06)BACKGROUND: Anticoagulation can reduce quality of life, and different models of anticoagulation management might have different impacts on satisfaction with this component of medical care. Yet, to our knowledge, there are ... -
An evaluation of patient self-testing competency of prothrombin time for managing anticoagulation: pre-randomization results of VA Cooperative Study #481--The Home INR Study (THINRS).
(Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis, 2010-10)Prior studies suggest patient self-testing (PST) of prothrombin time (PT) can improve the quality of anticoagulation (AC) and reduce complications (e.g., bleeding and thromboembolic events). "The Home INR Study" (THINRS) ... -
Assessing risk of breast cancer in an ethnically South-East Asia population (results of a multiple ethnic groups study).
(BMC cancer, 2012-11-19)<h4>Background</h4>Gail and others developed a model (GAIL) using age-at-menarche, age-at-birth of first live child, number of previous benign breast biopsy examinations, and number of first-degree-relatives with breast ... -
At-Home Versus In-Clinic INR Monitoring: A Cost-Utility Analysis from The Home INR Study (THINRS).
(Journal of general internal medicine, 2016-09)<h4>Background</h4>Effective management of patients using warfarin is resource-intensive, requiring frequent in-clinic testing of the international normalized ratio (INR). Patient self-testing (PST) using portable at-home ... -
Benefits of Population Segmentation Analysis for Developing Health Policy to Promote Patient-Centred Care.
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Cable externalization and electrical failure of the Riata family of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator leads: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
(Heart rhythm, 2015-06)<h4>Background</h4>The Riata class of defibrillator leads were placed under US Food and Drug Association (FDA) advisory as of November 2011 because of high rates of cable externalization (CE) and electrical failure (EF). ... -
Can caregivers report their care recipients' post-stroke hospitalizations and outpatient visits accurately? Findings of an Asian prospective stroke cohort.
(BMC health services research, 2018-10-25)<h4>Background</h4>Health services research aimed at understanding service use and improving resource allocation often relies on collecting subjectively reported or proxy-reported healthcare service utilization (HSU) data. ... -
Changes in Informed Consent Policy and Treatment Delays in Stroke Thrombolysis.
(Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association, 2020-12-18)<h4>Objectives</h4>The efficacy of thrombolytic therapy with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is highly time dependent. Although clinical guidelines do not recommend written informed consent as it may cause treatment delays, ... -
Chapter 11: challenges in and principles for conducting systematic reviews of genetic tests used as predictive indicators.
(Journal of general internal medicine, 2012-06)In this paper, we discuss common challenges in and principles for conducting systematic reviews of genetic tests. The types of genetic tests discussed are those used to 1). determine risk or susceptibility in asymptomatic ... -
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews.
(Journal of general internal medicine, 2012-06)Evaluation of medical tests presents challenges distinct from those involved in the evaluation of therapies; in particular, the very great importance of context and the dearth of comprehensive RCTs aimed at comparing the ... -
Chapter 5: assessing risk of bias as a domain of quality in medical test studies.
(Journal of general internal medicine, 2012-06)Assessing methodological quality is a necessary activity for any systematic review, including those evaluating the evidence for studies of medical test performance. Judging the overall quality of an individual study involves ... -
Chapter 7: grading a body of evidence on diagnostic tests.
(Journal of general internal medicine, 2012-06)<h4>Introduction</h4>Grading the strength of a body of diagnostic test evidence involves challenges over and above those related to grading the evidence from health care intervention studies. This chapter identifies challenges ... -
Cohort Profile: Panel on Health and Ageing of Singaporean Elderly (PHASE).
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Community-Based Long-Term Care Services: If We Build It, Will They Come?
(Journal of aging and health, 2016-03)<h4>Objective</h4>This study examines the relationship between caregivers' perception of community-based long-term care (CBLTC) services and the service use.<h4>Method</h4>We used first two waves of the longitudinal data ... -
Comorbid visual and cognitive impairment: relationship with disability status and self-rated health among older Singaporeans.
(Asia-Pacific journal of public health, 2014-05)The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence and consequences of coexisting vision and cognitive impairments in an Asian population. Data were collected from 4508 community-dwelling Singaporeans aged 60 years ... -
Cost Effectiveness of Universal Hepatitis B Virus Screening in Patients Beginning Chemotherapy for Sarcomas or GI Stromal Tumors.
(Journal of global oncology, 2016-08)<h4>Purpose</h4>The value of screening for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection before chemotherapy for nonhematopoietic solid tumors remains unsettled. We evaluated the cost effectiveness of universal screening before systemic ... -
Cost efficiency of anticoagulation with warfarin to prevent stroke in medicare beneficiaries with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.
(Stroke, 2011-01)<h4>Background and purpose</h4>in controlled trials, anticoagulation with warfarin reduces stroke risk by nearly two thirds, but the benefit has been less pronounced in clinical practice. This report describes the extent ... -
Cost-Effectiveness of Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty Versus Conventional Balloon Angioplasty for Treating Below-the-Knee Arteries in Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia: The SINGA-PACLI Trial.
(Cardiovascular and interventional radiology, 2022-03-02)<h4>Purpose</h4>Drug-coated balloon angioplasty (DCBA) has been studied as a potentially superior option compared to conventional percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) in treating below-the-knee (BTK) arteries in chronic ...
