Multiple outcome assessment in a study of the cost-effectiveness of clozapine in the treatment of refractory schizophrenia. Department of Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study Group on Clozapine in Refractory Schizophrenia.
Rosenheck R, Cramer J, Xu W, Grabowski J, Douyon R, Thomas J, Henderson W, Charney D. Multiple outcome assessment in a study of the cost-effectiveness of clozapine in the treatment of refractory schizophrenia. Department of Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study Group on Clozapine in Refractory Schizophrenia. Health Services Research 1998, 33: 1237-61. PMID: 9865219, PMCID: PMC1070315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCost-effectiveness ratioRefractory schizophreniaVeterans Affairs Cooperative Study GroupHigh hospital usersIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioDouble-blind trialCooperative Study GroupDisease-specific measuresVA Medical CenterStandard assessment instrumentsMeasures of symptomsMultiple outcome domainsQuality Adjusted Life YearsComposite health indexAdjusted Life YearsHealth indexStudy entryPercent confidence intervalsAverage annual costStandard treatmentCost dataRole functioningStudy groupMedical CenterSide effectsHomelessness
Rosenheck R, Seibyl C. Homelessness. Medical Care 1998, 36: 1256-1264. PMID: 9708597, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199808000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedFemaleHealth Care SurveysHospital CostsHospitals, VeteransHumansIll-Housed PersonsMaleMental Health ServicesMiddle AgedPsychiatric Department, HospitalResidence CharacteristicsSocioeconomic FactorsSubstance Abuse Treatment CentersUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsTime of admissionSurvey dataSocial welfare programsService useMental health care unitsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterDate of dischargeMental health expendituresHealth service useHealth expenditureCost of careWelfare programsSafety netHealth care unitsHomelessness ratesHealth care servicesPublic fundingSubstance abuse programsComplete survey dataIndex hospitalizationAverage annual costCare unitSubstance abuse unitVA inpatientMedical Center