PMID: 9550954Apr 29, 1998Paper

Is day care equivalent to inpatient care for active rheumatoid arthritis? Randomised controlled clinical and economic evaluation

BMJ : British Medical Journal
C M LambertG Nuki

Abstract

To test the clinical equivalence and resource consequences of day care with inpatient care for active rheumatoid arthritis. Randomised controlled clinical trial with integrated cost minimisation economic evaluation. Rheumatic diseases unit at a teaching hospital between 1994 and 1996. 118 consecutive patients with active rheumatoid arthritis randomised to receive either day care or inpatient care. Clinical assessments recorded on admission, discharge, and follow up at 12 months comprised: the health assessment questionnaire, Ritchie articular index, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, hospital anxiety and depression scale, and Steinbrocker functional class. Resource estimates were of the direct and indirect costs relating to treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. Secondary outcome measures (health utility) were ascertained by time trade off and with the quality of well being scale. Both groups had improvement in scores on the health assessment questionnaire and Ritchie index and erythrocyte sedimentation rate after hospital treatment (P < 0.0001) but clinical outcome did not differ significantly between the groups either at discharge or follow up. The mean hospital cost per patient for day care, 798 Pounds (95% confidence interval 705...Continue Reading

References

May 31, 1979·The New England Journal of Medicine·M Zelen
Mar 1, 1992·Medical Care·M E AdamsT C Chalmers
Mar 1, 1990·Baillière's Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology·K Rosenberg, S Twaddle
Jun 1, 1983·Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica·A S Zigmond, R P Snaith
Sep 18, 1993·BMJ : British Medical Journal·R Robinson
Oct 27, 1997·The New England Journal of Medicine·J H Ware, E M Antman
Nov 4, 1993·Journal of Health Economics·M Johannesson, M C Weinstein
Jun 25, 1949·Journal of the American Medical Association·O STEINBROCKERR C BATTERMAN

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Nov 2, 2004·Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie·M SchneiderA Schnabel
Jul 13, 2005·Clinical Rheumatology·Erik TaalJ J Hans Rasker
Apr 9, 2013·Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation·Natasha Kareem BruscoNora Shields
Aug 14, 2003·Best Practice & Research. Clinical Rheumatology·Thea P M Vliet Vlieland
May 13, 1999·Current Opinion in Rheumatology·M E Suarez-Almazor, P Kaul
Feb 25, 2003·Current Opinion in Rheumatology·Till UhligTore K Kvien
Feb 11, 2004·Current Opinion in Rheumatology·Thea P M Vliet Vlieland
Oct 29, 2000·Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases·G J TijhuisT P Vliet Vlieland
Oct 31, 1998·BMJ : British Medical Journal·J A Barber, S G Thompson
Apr 28, 2000·BMJ : British Medical Journal·S G Thompson, J A Barber
Nov 24, 2011·Rehabilitation Research and Practice·Margreth GrotleEline Aas
Aug 2, 2013·Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·Joy E TomlinsonThomas Brauer
Mar 1, 2012·Gaceta sanitaria·Lili Hernando OrtizM Fe Muñoz Moreno
Aug 1, 2008·Arthritis and Rheumatism·Linda C LiClaire Bombardier
Apr 18, 2013·European Journal of Clinical Investigation·Juan M PericásXavier Bosch
Nov 27, 2009·Statistics in Medicine·Matteo BottaiRobert E McKeown
May 11, 2000·Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism·K M PugnerK Hieke
Jan 4, 2006·Contemporary Clinical Trials·Ron SchellingsFerd Sturmans
Feb 24, 2009·Best Practice & Research. Clinical Rheumatology·Theodora P M Vliet Vlieland, Dorothy Pattison
Jan 9, 2008·Value in Health : the Journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research·Antoinette D I van AsseltJohan L Severens
Feb 1, 2000·Baillière's Best Practice & Research. Clinical Rheumatology·A Madigan, O FitzGerald
Aug 27, 2003·Statistics in Medicine·Peter C AustinJack V Tu
Oct 17, 2006·Musculoskeletal Care·Alison Hammond
Apr 1, 2006·Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research·Theodora Pm Vliet Vlieland
May 13, 1999·Current Opinion in Rheumatology·J RuofG Stucki
Jun 7, 2020·Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie·M SchneiderC Specker
Jul 3, 2019·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Victoria BarrosoM Isabel Sánchez-Hernández
Nov 1, 2003·The Case Manager·Melanie J Harrison

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.