Publications by authors named "Graham S Scotland"
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- * Findings revealed that the average cost per asthma attack was £297, with a total annual cost to the NHS averaging £1,086, exacerbated by factors like age and severity of the condition.
- * Results indicate that pediatric asthma creates a substantial economic burden, highlighting the potential for cost savings through better asthma management and fewer attacks.
Background/aims: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of non-invasive monitoring tests to detect the onset of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) in the unaffected second eye of patients receiving treatment for unilateral nAMD in a UK National Health Service (NHS) hospital outpatient setting.
Methods: A patient-level state transition model was constructed to simulate the onset, detection, and treatment of nAMD in the second eye. Five index tests were compared: self-reported change in visual function, Amsler test, clinic measured change in visual acuity from baseline, fundus assessment by clinical examination or colour photography, and spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT).
Background: The latent phase of labor can vary greatly in duration, and many women are uncertain about when to contact the maternity unit. The aim of this study was to elicit and value women's preferences for some aspects of labor management.
Methods: A questionnaire was sent to 1,251 women who had recently given birth to their first child at one of 14 maternity units in Scotland.
Background/aims: Automated grading has the potential to improve the efficiency of diabetic retinopathy screening services. While disease/no disease grading can be performed using only microaneurysm detection and image-quality assessment, automated recognition of other types of lesions may be advantageous. This study investigated whether inclusion of automated recognition of exudates and haemorrhages improves the detection of observable/referable diabetic retinopathy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To review the methods and findings of studies that assess the costs and consequences of interventions to reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa.
Design: Systematic literature review.
Methods: A literature search was conducted to identify studies that assessed the costs and consequences of interventions aimed at reducing mother-to-child HIV transmission in African populations.