Samir K.C. Lung health in rural Nepal: multi-state modeling of health status and economic evaluation of integrated respiratory care guidelines. - Laxenburg: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, 2009. - (Research report (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis); RR-09-001). - Incl. bibl. ref. - ISBN 978-3-7045-0147-9  Место хранения:   022 | Институт экономики и организации промышленного производства | Новосибирск

Оглавление / Contents

Preface ....................................................... vii Acknowledgments ................................................ xi Summary ........................................................ xv 1 Introduction ................................................. 1 1.1 Introduction ............................................ 1 1.2 Structure of This Book .................................. 6 Part I PAL: EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT ...................................... 13 2 Effectiveness of Integrated Syndromic Lung Health-Guidelines in Patients with Breathing Difficulties in Rural Nepal ...... 15 2.1 Introduction ........................................... 16 2.2 Methods ................................................ 17 2.3 Results ................................................ 19 2.4 Discussion and Conclusion .............................. 26 3 Health-Related Quality of Life of Adults in Nepal with Respiratory Symptoms, Using WHOQOL and EQ-5D ................ 30 3.1 Introduction ........................................... 31 3.2 HRQOL Instruments ...................................... 33 3.3 Methods ................................................ 36 3.4 Results ................................................ 39 3.5 Discussion ............................................. 46 4 Practical Approach to Lung Health in Nepal: Improving Prescription Behavior and Reducing Costs .................... 51 4.1 Introduction ........................................... 52 4.2 Methods and Materials .................................. 52 4.3 Results ................................................ 56 4.4 Discussion ............................................. 59 Part II PAL: MODELING POPULATION LUNG HEALTH ........................... 65 5 Multistate Models to Study Lung Diseases: A Review .......... 67 5.1 Introduction ........................................... 67 5.2 PAL Diseases ........................................... 68 5.3 Review ................................................. 71 5.4 Conclusion and Inference for PAL ....................... 87 6 Defining Disease States in Health Modeling Based on Quality of Life: An Alternative for Modeling Disease States Based on Prognostic Variables ........................ 92 6.1 Introduction ........................................... 92 6.2 Methods ................................................ 94 6.3 Results ................................................ 99 6.4 Discussion and Conclusion ............................. 103 7 The Health Effects and Medical Costs of the WHO's Practical Approach to Lung Health for the Nepalese Population - A Model-Based Analysis Using Cluster- Randomized Trial Data ...................................... 106 7.1 Introduction .......................................... 107 7.2 Methods ............................................... 108 7.3 Results ............................................... 114 7.4 Discussion ............................................ 115 8 Conclusion and Discussion .................................. 125 8.1 Conclusion ............................................ 125 8.2 Discussion ............................................ 127 Longaandoeningen in ruraal Nepal .............................. 131