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Cancer Survivorship Burden
6 March 2018
…care Healthcare system / insurer Out of pocket (OOP) costs Survivor (and family) Indirect Costs Productivity loss Survivor (and family); Caregivers Informal caregiving cost Caregivers Health-related quality of life (HRQoL)…
New research reveals, in carers’ own words, the multidimensional burden of caring for leukemia patients
20 November 2025
…and lifestage, with women and fulltime workers particularly strongly affected by the burden of caregiving responsibilities. Healthcare systems need to better consider the impact on caregivers– this also allows for…
An eye on sustainability at the Economist’s Future of Health Europe
30 October 2023
…puzzle in tackling this, taking care beyond the hospital and offering a unique opportunity to improve efficiency, accessibility, and quality of care. Importantly, transitioning to this new model of care…
Understanding the Full Value of Long-Acting Therapies: less is more?
7 May 2025
…alleviate healthcare system pressures by reducing the frequency of patient visits, freeing up resources, and lowering overall healthcare expenditures through improved disease management. However, some LA therapies in certain healthcare…
Does Free Personal Care for the Elderly Reduce Informal Caregiving?
25 February 2013
Debates about whether to increase state assistance to the elderly have included concerns that this could reduce the amount of care from such personal caregivers, producing a limited net benefit….
Capturing the lived experiences of informal care in acute leukemia
20 November 2025
…reshaping relationships and affecting mental health, physical health, career, finances, social activities and more. People who provide informal care (hereafter referred to as carers) must balance their caregiving responsibilities with…
Around The World in HTAs: The Netherlands – 5 Routes for New Tech
24 May 2023
…specialist care, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, adult mental health care, some allied care services, and community nursing. In addition to statutory coverage, most (>80%) of the population purchases supplementary voluntary insurance…
Latest estimates show that 20 people a day die in unrelieved pain across the UK at the end of their lives
26 November 2024
…they have access to the highest standards of palliative care. In reality, out of 436,022 people with palliative care needs in 2023, only 4.7% of palliative care patients received this…
Efficiency Measurement in Primary Care: Time to Overcome the Challenges and Achieve Some Gains
10 March 2021
…analysing efficiency are exacerbated in primary care. In many countries, primary care provides the first point of access to health care in case of need, coordinates patients’ care with specialists,…