Productivity costs occur when the productivity of individuals is affected by illness, treatment,
disability or premature death. The objective of this paper was to review past and current …

Objective Given the significant costs of reduced productivity (presenteeism) in comparison to
absenteeism, and overall societal costs, presenteeism has a potentially important role to …

Importance Since publication of the report by the Panel on Cost-Effectiveness in Health and
Medicine in 1996, researchers have advanced the methods of cost-effectiveness analysis …

Background There is a growing interest in incorporating informal care in cost-of-illness
studies as a relevant part of the economic impact of some diseases. Objective The aim of …

Background Productivity costs can form a large and influential component of total costs in an
economic evaluation taking a societal perspective. In calculating productivity costs …

Objectives. In 2016, the Second Panel on Cost-effectiveness in Health and Medicine
updated the seminal work of the original panel from 2 decades earlier. The Second Panel …

Abstract Background Context Chronic neck pain is a prevalent and disabling condition
among older adults. Despite the large burden of neck pain, little is known regarding the cost …

There has been considerable debate on the extent to which future costs should be included
in cost-effectiveness analyses of health technologies. In this article, we summarize the …

Objectives To find an alternative for quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) and equal value of life
(EVL) measures. Despite the importance of QALY in cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) …

Objectives Lost unpaid work and leisure time of patients due to ill health often are not
included in economic evaluations, even in those taking a societal perspective. This study …