Burden of chronic physical conditions and mental disorders in primary care

Abstract

Estimation of QALY losses showed that mood disorders ranked second behind pain-related chronic medical conditions.

Randomized controlled trial of interpersonal psychotherapy versus enhanced treatment as usual for women with co-occurring depression and pelvic pain

“…Mood disorders and pain-related chronic medical conditions are the two leading causes of decreased quality of life [3], with annual costs of chronic pain and depression estimated at $215 billion and $80 billion respectively in the United States [4,5]. Moreover, treatment engagement, adherence, and outcomes consistently are worse for those with depression and pain than for those with depression alone.…”

Hubungan Depresi Terhadap Tingkat Kepatuhan dan Kualitas Hidup Pasien Sindrom Dispepsia di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang

“…Penurunan kualitas hidup terlihat pada pasien yang mengalami dispepsia dalam waktu yang lama. Kelompok pasien ini mengeluhkan banyak permasalahan yang terkait dengan kesempatan beraktivitas dan beban biaya yang dikeluarkan [6,7].…”

Socioeconomic Assessment of Meat Protein Extracts (MPE) as a New Means of Reducing the U.S. Population’s Salt Intake

“…A holistic approach is taken in the study and a broad selection of indicators has been implemented: (1) health aspects (reduction in the annual number of new cases of hypertension, coronary heart disease, strokes, myocardial infarction, and deaths); (2) individual aspects (Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALY); and (3) societal aspects (healthcare cost savings and indirect cost savings from avoided productivity and tax lost due absenteeism). QALY is a measure of disease burden including both the quality and the quantity of life lived [23]. QALY is also the preferred measure of quality of life for cost-effectiveness analysis [24].…”