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Publikováno v:
Drug Information Journal. 38:239-251
This paper describes an interactive clinical trial that utilized the World Wide Web and Internet technologies throughout the conduct of the trial from informed consent through database lock and study closure. We believe this is the first development
Autor:
Tsu-Yi Chuang, René Gonin, Catherine A. Melfi, Holly B. Hahn, Mark P. Hanna, Evan R. Farmer, Charles W. Lewis
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Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 45:44-48
Background: The Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), a self-administered general dermatology quality of life instrument, was originally developed and published in a dermatology clinic at University Hospital of Wales. Objective: Our goal was to test
Autor:
Catherine A. Melfi
Publikováno v:
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 10:399-402
Data sources such as medical insurance claims are increasingly used in health outcomes research. We present opportunities and limitations associated with the use of such data for conducting studies of health care costs and resource use. We also provi
Autor:
Thomas W. Croghan, Robert L. Obenchain, Deborah Dobrez, Catherine A. Melfi, Thomas J. Kniesner
Publikováno v:
The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics. 3:187-197
Background: The economic costs of depression are significant, both the direct medical costs of care and the indirect costs of lost productivity. Empirical studies of antidepressant cost-effectiveness suggest that the use of selective serotonin reupta
Publikováno v:
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 61:16-21
Background: Many studies have found racial and socioeconomic variation in medical care for a variety of conditions. Undertreatment of depression for individuals of all races is a concern, but especially may affect vulnerable populations such as Medic
Publikováno v:
Administration and Policy in Mental Health. 27:183-195
This study identified differences in hospital utilization for mental health problems among depressed patients initially treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) or tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs). A retrospective sample of 2,557
Publikováno v:
Arthritis & Rheumatism. 42:1267-1273
Objective To determine the extent to which the cost of an effective self-care intervention for primary care patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) was offset by savings resulting from reduced utilization of ambulatory medical services. Methods In an
Publikováno v:
Medical Care. 37:AS20-AS23
Objectives Treatment of depression with medications and psychotherapy clearly is efficacious, but not all patients require such intensive therapy. In this report, we examine the costs and effects of dual treatment on a population of employees and the
Autor:
Thomas W. Croghan, Catherine A. Melfi
Publikováno v:
Medical Care. 37:AS77-AS80
Background. Data sources such as medical insurance claims are increasingly used in outcomes research. In this report, we present opportunities and limitations associated with the use of such data for outcomes research in the area of depression. Objec
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Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 10:201-215
Mentally ill Medicaid recipients represent a population that may be vulnerable to limited access to adequate treatment for their mental illness. In this study, depressed Medicaid recipients were compared with those with private insurance. Also examin