Gaceta sanitaria
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Cost-effectiveness of a primary care-based exercise intervention in perimenopausal women. The FLAMENCO Project.
Adequate physical activity levels and a healthy lifestyle may prevent all kinds of non-communicable diseases, promote well-being and reduce health-care costs among perimenopausal women. This study assessed an exercise programme for perimenopausal women. ⋯ The programme could be considered cost-effective, although the overall difference in health benefits and costs was very modest. Longer term follow-up is needed.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
[Assessment of the effectiveness of a proactive and integrated healthcare programme for chronic complex patients].
To assess the effectiveness of a proactive and integrated care programme to adjust the use of health resources by chronic complex patients (CCP) identified as potential high consumers according to a predictive model based on prior use and morbidity. ⋯ A high standard of quality, previous and during the study, and the inevitable contamination between groups, hindered the assessment of the marginal effectiveness of the program.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
[Cost-effectiveness of drotrecogin alpha [activated] in the treatment of severe sepsis in Spain].
The PROWESS clinical trial has shown that treatment with drotrecogin alpha (activated) in patients with severe sepsis is associated with a reduction in the absolute risk of death compared with standard treatment. The aim of the present study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of drotrecogin alpha (activated) versus that of standard care in the treatment of severe sepsis in Spain. ⋯ Treatment with drotrecogin alfa (activated) presents a favorable cost-effectiveness ratio compared with other health care interventions commonly used in Spain.