2018
Cost-effectiveness of health coaching and financial incentives to promote physical activity after total knee replacement
Smith KC, Paltiel AD, Yang HY, Collins JE, Katz JN, Losina E. Cost-effectiveness of health coaching and financial incentives to promote physical activity after total knee replacement. Osteoarthritis And Cartilage 2018, 26: 1495-1505. PMID: 30092263, PMCID: PMC6202236, DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2018.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioProbabilistic sensitivity analysesFinancial incentivesOne-way sensitivity analysesDeterministic sensitivity analysesCost-effectiveness ratioSensitivity analysisCost-effectiveness outcomesOsteoarthritis Policy ModelEfficacy of THCKnee replacement recipientsPolicy modelLife yearsTelephonic health coachingQALYHealthcare perspective
2009
Cost-Effectiveness of Preventing Loss to Follow-up in HIV Treatment Programs: A Côte d'Ivoire Appraisal
Losina E, Touré H, Uhler LM, Anglaret X, Paltiel AD, Balestre E, Walensky RP, Messou E, Weinstein MC, Dabis F, Freedberg KA, AIDS F, investigators A. Cost-Effectiveness of Preventing Loss to Follow-up in HIV Treatment Programs: A Côte d'Ivoire Appraisal. PLOS Medicine 2009, 6: e1000173. PMID: 19859538, PMCID: PMC2762030, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV treatment programsResource-limited settingsPerson/yearART initiationAIDS Complications-International modelTreatment programWorld Health Organization criteriaAntiretroviral therapy initiationLTFU ratesHIV careTherapy initiationCumulative incidenceClinical benefitOrganization criteriaClinical impactLTFUPayer perspectiveCost of interventionInternational criteriaLife expectancyEfficacyInterventionPreventing LossCareSurvival loss
2006
Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second Percentage Improves the Classification of Severity Among Children With Asthma
Fuhlbrigge AL, Weiss ST, Kuntz KM, Paltiel AD. Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second Percentage Improves the Classification of Severity Among Children With Asthma. Pediatrics 2006, 118: e347-e355. PMID: 16864642, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-2962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlbuterolAnti-Asthmatic AgentsAsthmaBronchial Provocation TestsBronchodilator AgentsBudesonideChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesDouble-Blind MethodEmergency Service, HospitalEthnicityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesForced Expiratory VolumeHospitalizationHumansMaleMethacholine ChlorideModels, TheoreticalMulticenter Studies as TopicNedocromilRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRiskSeverity of Illness IndexSpirometryTreatment OutcomeConceptsSerious asthma exacerbationsImportant clinical outcomesHealth care utilizationPrebronchodilator FEV1Asthma exacerbationsAsthma symptomsExpiratory volumeCare utilizationClinical outcomesSecond percentageAsthma health statusAsthma severity classificationAsthma-related eventsChildhood Asthma Management ProgramEpisode-free daysNational Asthma EducationAsthma-related hospitalizationsPrevention Program guidelinesMean symptom scoreAsthma Management ProgramFuture adverse eventsOutcomes of interestMultivariate regression analysisPopulation of childrenClassification of severity
2004
A Single Measure of FEV1 Is Associated With Risk of Asthma Attacks in Long-term Follow-up
Kitch BT, Paltiel AD, Kuntz KM, Dockery DW, Schouten JP, Weiss ST, Fuhlbrigge AL. A Single Measure of FEV1 Is Associated With Risk of Asthma Attacks in Long-term Follow-up. CHEST Journal 2004, 126: 1875-1882. PMID: 15596687, DOI: 10.1378/chest.126.6.1875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAsthmaCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesForced Expiratory VolumeHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsConceptsSubsequent asthma attacksAsthma attacksAsthma severityUS cohortNetherlands cohortUse of spirometryClinical practice guidelinesLongitudinal cohort studyAssociated shortnessObjective measuresAsthma careAsthma outcomesCohort studyCurrent smokingIndependent predictorsAdverse outcomesPractice guidelinesCohortLittle dataFEV1RiskSubjectsSeverityOutcomesSpirometry