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Cancer
Research conducted at J.S. Mandelblatt and co-researchers has updated our knowledge about cancer
May 22nd, 2008
" There is little economic research on psychosocial interventions. We aimed to collect data alongside a randomized trial to compare the costs and benefits of three psycho-educational strategies to improve transition to cancer survivorship," investigators in the United States report. " We evaluated the incremental delivery costs per unit increase in energy ( using the Medical Outcomes Study vitality scale) or decrease in distress ( from the Revised Impact of Events Scale) in the 6 months postintervention. We also evaluated 1-year post-treatment health care costs. The costs of the control, video, and video plus counseling arms were $ 11.30, $ 25.85, and $ 134.47 per...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-05-22)
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