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Estratégias Econômicas e Sociais para Anticoagulação de Pacientes com Fibrilaçã...
Guerrero,Andressa Zulmira Avila; Coutinho,Enia Lucia; Ferraz,Marcos Bosi; Cirenza,Claudio; Santos,Marcelo Cincotto Esteves dos; Ferraro,José RobertoResumo Fundamento: A fibrilação atrial é um problema de saúde pública associado com um risco cinco vezes maior de acidente vascular cerebral e mortalidade. A análise de custos é importante para a introdução de novas terapias, e deve ser reconsiderada em situações especiais, tais como a pandemia do coronavírus em 2020. Objetivo: Avaliar os custos (em um período de um ano) relacionados à terapia anticoagulante e ...
Quality of life in a sample of Brazilian adults using the generic SF-12 questio...
Campolina,Alessandro Gonçalves; Lopez,Rossana Veronica Mendoza; Nardi,Elene Paltrinieri; Ferraz,Marcos BosiSummary Objective: This study describes the summary scores of the Short Form-12 (SF-12) questionnaire, according to socio-demographic factors obtained in a probabilistic and representative sample of the Brazilian urban population. Method: Five thousand (5,000) individuals, over the age of 15, were assessed in 16 capital cities, in the five regions of the country. The selection of households was random. Face-to-...
Perception of the value of generic drugs in São Paulo, Brazil
Nardi,Elene Paltrinieri; Ferraz,Marcos BosiAbstract The objective of this study was to assess the perceptions of opinion-leaders, patients and their accompanying family members or carers about generic drugs. Three groups of participants were surveyed: (i) 50 customers while they were visiting commercial pharmacies located in São Paulo city, Brazil, (ii) 25 patients and 25 companions while they were waiting at the university outpatient clinic, and (iii) ...
Custos hospitalares do diagnóstico e tratamento da cólica renal em um serviço d...
Gatti,Maria Fernanda Zorzi; Ferraz,Marcos Bosi; Leão,Eliseth Ribeiro; Bussotti,Edna Aparecida; Caliman,Rafaela Aparecida MarquesJUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: A incidência de cólica renal tem aumentado nos países em desenvolvimento por diversos fatores e leva o indivíduo ao serviço de emergência em função da necessidade de alívio da dor aguda e intensa que esta provoca. O impacto econômico do diagnóstico e tratamento em caráter emergencial é desconhecido em nosso meio. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o custo do diagnóstico e tratamento ...
Quantitative and qualitative analysis on the legislative production relating to...
Santos,Viviane Cristina dos; Ferraz,Marcos BosiCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES: The Federal Constitution of 1988 allowed the National Congress to contribute towards formulation of new public policies. The objective of this study was to analyze the legislative production that dealt with health issues that was in passage in the National Congress between January 2007 and December 2008. DESIGN AND SETTING: Descriptive-exploratory cross-sectional study with quantitative ...
Quality of life among the Brazilian adult population using the generic SF-8 que...
Campolina,Alessandro Gonçalves; Pinheiro,Marcelo M.; Ciconelli,Rozana Mesquita; Ferraz,Marcos BosiThe objective of this study was to assess the quality of life in the Brazilian adult population, based on the U.S. standard population. It involved a cross-sectional population-based study with probabilistic sampling of 2,420 individuals (725 men and 1695 women) aged 40 or more in different geographic regions of Brazil. A socio-demographic questionnaire and the SF-8 (Short Form-8) were administered in interview...
Ministers of Health: short-term tenure for long-term goals?
Ferraz,Marcos Bosi; Azevedo,Rafael TeixeiraCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Healthcare investments should consider short and long-term demands. The objectives here were to compare the average tenures of ministers of health in Brazil and in another 22 countries and to evaluate the relationship between ministers' tenures and a number of indicators. DESIGN AND SETTING: Descriptive study conducted at Centro Paulista de Economia da Saúde (CPES). METHODS: Twenty-two co...
Health technology assessment in Brazil: what do healthcare system players think...
Ferraz,Marcos Bosi; Soárez,Patricia Coelho de; Zucchi,PaolaCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES: The health technology assessment (HTA) process has been developed locally. The aim of this study was to describe, analyze and compare the opinions of participants in international health economics symposia about the HTA process used in Brazil. DESIGN AND SETTING: Observational cross-sectional study at the 2006 and 2008 International Health Economics Symposia, in São Paulo. METHODS: A str...
Validação da versão brasileira do questionário genérico de qualidade de vida sh...
Campolina,Alessandro Gonçalves; Bortoluzzo,Adriana Bruscato; Ferraz,Marcos Bosi; Ciconelli,Rozana MesquitaOBJETIVO: O presente estudo tem por objetivo apresentar a tradução e a validação do questionário SF-6D (Short-Form 6 dimensions) para o contexto brasileiro, com base no modelo e na versão desenvolvida no Reino Unido em 2002. Métodos: Estudo observacional e transversal. Foram aplicados os instrumentos de avaliação de qualidade de vida: HAQ (Health Assessment Questionaire), SF-36, EQ-5D (EuroQol-5D) e SF-6D (vers...
Direct medical costs associated with schizophrenia relapses in health care serv...
Daltio,Claudiane Salles; Mari,Jair Jesus; Ferraz,Marcos BosiOBJECTIVE: To assess direct medical costs associated with schizophrenia relapses in mental health services. METHODS: The study was conducted in three health facilities in the city of São Paulo: a public state hospital; a Brazilian National Health System (SUS)-contracted hospital; and a community mental health center. Medical records of 90 patients with schizophrenia who received care in 2006 were reviewed. Info...