Search Results - "Bremner, Karen E."

Characterizing the cascade of care for hepatitis C virus infection among Status First Nations peoples in Ontario: a retrospective cohort study by Mendlowitz, Andrew B, Bremner, Karen E, Krahn, Murray, Walker, Jennifer D, Wong, William W L, Sander, Beate, Jones, Lyndia, Isaranuwatchai, Wanrudee, Feld, Jordan J

“…As First Nations Peoples are a priority focus of Canada's commitment to eliminating hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a public health threat, understanding…”
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Developing the Breast Utility Instrument, a preference-based instrument to measure health-related quality of life in women with breast cancer: Confirmatory factor analysis of the EORTC QLQ-C30 and BR45 to establish dimensions by Tsui, Teresa C O, Trudeau, Maureen, Mitsakakis, Nicholas, Torres, Sofia, Bremner, Karen E, Kim, Doyoung, Davis, Aileen M, Krahn, Murray D

“…Breast cancer (BrC) and its treatments impair health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Utility is a measure of HRQoL that includes preferences for health…”
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Discussion and Challenges in the Use and Interpretation of Utility Assessment by Bremner, Karen E., BSc

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A scoping review to create a framework for the steps in developing condition-specific preference-based instruments de novo or from an existing non-preference-based instrument: use of item response theory or Rasch analysis by Tsui, Teresa C O, Torres, Sofia C, Bielecki, Joanna M, Mitsakakis, Nicholas, Trudeau, Maureen E, Bremner, Karen E, Davis, Aileen M, Krahn, Murray D

“…There is no widely accepted framework to guide the development of condition-specific preference-based instruments (CSPBIs) that includes both de novo and from…”
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The impact of the early COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare system resource use and costs in two provinces in Canada: An interrupted time series analysis by Zeitouny, Seraphine, Cheung, Douglas C, Bremner, Karen E, Pataky, Reka E, Pequeno, Priscila, Matelski, John, Peacock, Stuart, Del Giudice, M. Elisabeth, Lapointe-Shaw, Lauren, Tomlinson, George, Mendlowitz, Andrew B, Mulder, Carol, Tsui, Teresa C. O, Perlis, Nathan, Walker, Jennifer D, Sander, Beate, Wong, William W. L, Krahn, Murray D, Kulkarni, Girish S

“…Introduction The aim of our study was to assess the initial impact of COVID-19 on total publicly-funded direct healthcare costs and health services use in two…”
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A Review and Meta-analysis of Colorectal Cancer Utilities by Djalalov, Sandjar, Rabeneck, Linda, Tomlinson, George, Bremner, Karen E., Hilsden, Robert, Hoch, Jeffrey S.

“…Objective. To perform a systematic review of utility weights for colorectal cancer (CRC) health states reported in the scientific literature and to determine…”
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Costs for Childhood and Adolescent Cancer, 90 Days Prediagnosis and 1 Year Postdiagnosis: A Population-Based Study in Ontario, Canada by de Oliveira, Claire, PhD, Bremner, Karen E., BSc, Liu, Ning, MSc, Greenberg, Mark L., MD, Nathan, Paul C., MD, MSc, McBride, Mary L., MSc, Krahn, Murray D., MD, MSc

“…Abstract Background Childhood and adolescent cancers are uncommon, but they have important economic and health impacts on patients, families, and health care…”
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End-of-Life Care for Lung Cancer Patients in the United States and Ontario by WARREN, Joan L, BARBERA, Lisa, BREMNER, Karen E, YABROFF, K. Robin, HOCH, Jeffrey S, BARRETT, Michael J, LUO, Jin, KRAHN, Murray D

“…Both the United States and Canada offer government-financed health insurance for the elderly, but few studies have compared care at the end of life for cancer…”
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Benefits and harms of prostate cancer screening - predictions of the ONCOTYROL prostate cancer outcome and policy model by Mühlberger, Nikolai, Boskovic, Kristijan, Krahn, Murray D, Bremner, Karen E, Oberaigner, Willi, Klocker, Helmut, Horninger, Wolfgang, Sroczynski, Gaby, Siebert, Uwe

“…A recent recalibration of the ONCOTYROL Prostate Cancer Outcome and Policy (PCOP) Model, assuming that latent prostate cancer (PCa) detectable at autopsy might…”
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Impact of direct‐acting antiviral regimens on mortality and morbidity outcomes in patients with chronic hepatitis c: Systematic review and meta‐analysis by Sahakyan, Yeva, Lee‐Kim, Victoria, Bremner, Karen E., Bielecki, Joanna M., Krahn, Murray D.

“…The long‐term effects of direct‐acting antiviral therapies (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C (CHC) remain uncertain. The objective of this systematic review and…”
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Exploring the Benefits of Transformations in Health Utility Mapping by Mitsakakis, Nicholas, Bremner, Karen E., Tomlinson, George, Krahn, Murray

“…Background. Quality-of-life research and cost-effectiveness analyses frequently require data on health utility, a global measure of health-related quality of…”
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Home Dialysis is Associated with Lower Costs and Better Survival than other Modalities: A Population-Based Study in Ontario, Canada by Krahn, Murray D., Bremner, Karen E., de Oliveira, Claire, Dixon, Stephanie N., McFarlane, Phil, Garg, Amit X., Mitsakakis, Nicholas, Blake, Peter G., Harvey, Rebecca, Pechlivanoglou, Petros

“…Background How and where to initiate dialysis are policy challenges with enormous economic and health consequences. Initiating with home hemodialysis (HD) or…”
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Phase-specific and lifetime costs of cancer care in Ontario, Canada by de Oliveira, Claire, Pataky, Reka, Bremner, Karen E, Rangrej, Jagadish, Chan, Kelvin K W, Cheung, Winson Y, Hoch, Jeffrey S, Peacock, Stuart, Krahn, Murray D

“…Cancer is a major public health issue and represents a significant economic burden to health care systems worldwide. The objective of this analysis was to…”
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New Insights into the Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer in Ontario by Abrahamyan, Lusine, Huszti, Ella, Bremner, Karen E, Pechlivanoglou, Petros, Mitsakakis, Nicholas, Krahn, Murray

“…The epidemiology of prostate cancer (PC) continues to change. We evaluated the changes in incidence, in average age at diagnosis, and in survival from 1992 to…”
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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Health Utilities in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C by Saeed, Yasmin A., Phoon, Arcturus, Bielecki, Joanna M., Mitsakakis, Nicholas, Bremner, Karen E., Abrahamyan, Lusine, Pechlivanoglou, Petros, Feld, Jordan J., Krahn, Murray, Wong, William W.L.

“…Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is among the most burdensome infectious diseases in the world. Health utilities are a valuable tool for quantifying this burden and…”
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Resource Utilization and Costs in Adolescents Treated for Cancer in Pediatric vs Adult Institutions by Nathan, Paul C, Bremner, Karen E, Liu, Ning, Gupta, Sumit, Greenberg, Mark L, McBride, Mary L, Krahn, Murray D, de Oliveira, Claire

“…Adolescents with cancer can receive care in pediatric or adult institutions. Survival often differs by locus, but little is known about relative health care…”
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The Bladder Utility Symptom Scale: A Novel Patient Reported Outcome Instrument for Bladder Cancer by Perlis, Nathan, Krahn, Murray D., Boehme, Kirstin E., Alibhai, Shabbir M.H., Jamal, Munir, Finelli, Antonio, Sridhar, Srikala S., Chung, Peter, Gandhi, Rushi, Jones, Jennifer, Tomlinson, George, Bremner, Karen E., Kulkarni, Girish

“…Health related quality of life is important in bladder cancer care and clinical decision making because patients must choose between diverse treatment…”
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Time Costs and Out-of-Pocket Costs in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C in a Publicly Funded Health System by Wong, William W.L., Wong, Josephine, Bremner, Karen E., Saeed, Yasmin, Mason, Kate, Phoon, Arcturus, Feng, Zeny, Feld, Jordan J., Mitsakakis, Nicholas, Powis, Jeff, Krahn, Murray

“…Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) infection affects more than 70 million people worldwide and imposes considerable health and economic burdens on patients and society…”
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Impact of direct‐acting antiviral treatment on health utility in patients with chronic hepatitis C in hospital and community settings by Wong, William W. L., Wong, Josephine, Bremner, Karen E., Saeed, Yasmin, Mason, Kate, Phoon, Arcturus, Martel‐Laferrière, Valérie, Bruneau, Julie, Feld, Jordan J., Feng, Zeny, Baguley, Elizabeth, Lee, Samuel S., Powis, Jeff, Krahn, Murray D.

“…Background Direct‐acting antiviral agents (DAAs) have transformed chronic hepatitis C (CHC) treatment. Continued affordable access to DAAs requires updated…”
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An international comparison of costs of end-of-life care for advanced lung cancer patients using health administrative data by Bremner, Karen E, Krahn, Murray D, Warren, Joan L, Hoch, Jeffrey S, Barrett, Michael J, Liu, Ning, Barbera, Lisa, Yabroff, K Robin

“…Background: Patterns of end-of-life cancer care differ in Canada and the United States; yet little is known about differences in service-specific and overall…”
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