With many community field trials or education interventions, the cost-effectiveness analyses are not given a high priority. However, this type of evaluation is important for purposes of future adoption of the intervention. The accurate measurement of costs can best be served by prospective collection of data. This article describes a methodology for collection of cost data that coincides with the intervention implementation. This cost analysis strategy has seven discrete steps. The Minimal Contact Education for Cholesterol Change study is used as an example of the use of this strategy. This intervention provides cholesterol education at six different levels of intensity at four different sectors. The intensity levels vary along a continuum from very little education input to a maximum level of intervention that might be practical in a screening setting. The cost-effectiveness analysis component of the study will identify the incremental cost-effectiveness of each intervention along the continuum.
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Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
January 2025
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Objective: Evaluate inpatient audiometry on clinical decision-making. Assess stakeholder perspectives on the practice of inpatient audiometry and financial impact.
Study Design: This is a mixed methods study utilizing retrospective chart review, a focus group, and financial analyses.
Aust J Rural Health
February 2025
Murtupuni Centre for Rural and Remote Health, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Objective: This study aimed to explore the perspectives of healthcare professionals on the utility of sick day management plans for people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in remote communities and collaboratively design a sick day management plan resource.
Design: This qualitative study utilised two phases of data collection: preliminary observational data and semi-structured interviews. The research design and analysis were guided by the normalisation process theory (NPT) framework, tailored for complex interventions in healthcare.
Clin Oral Implants Res
January 2025
Unit of Periodontology, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Oral Science, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Objectives: To evaluate the treatment of peri-implant mucositis (PM) using a nonsurgical submarginal peri-implant instrumentation (NSPI) with or without chlorhexidine (CHX) solutions.
Methods: Fifty-six patients (28 per group) were randomly assigned to the test (NSPI + 0.12% mouthwash and subgingival CHX irrigation plus tongue brushing with 1% CHX gel) or the control group (NSPI + placebo mouthwash and subgingival placebo irrigation plus tongue brushing with placebo gel).
J Orthop Surg Res
January 2025
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, 99 Huaihai Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221002, China.
Purpose: To compare the efficacy and safety of skip titanium plates combined with adjacent spinous process suture suspension versus continuous titanium plate fixation in cervical laminoplasty.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of 125 patients (62 men, 63 women, average age 60.9 ± 10.
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