2012-05-24T14:13:02Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/care-of-chronic-diseases-and-conditions.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1247.html May 9, 2012 May 9, 2012

The report work aims to inform the development of quality indicators for postmenopausal osteoporosis management in Europe.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1226.html Apr 4, 2012 Apr 4, 2012

The report presents the overall findings of work carried out within the DISMEVAL project. It reviews approaches to chronic care in Europe and reports on methods and metrics for the evaluation of disease management interventions in six countries.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1213.html Apr 4, 2012 Apr 4, 2012

This report outlines choices, options and trade-offs to policymakers, programme operators and researchers interested in the evaluation of chronic disease management. It is based on analyses undertaken within the DISMEVAL project.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1167.html Nov 30, 2011 Nov 30, 2011

Assesses whether a one-time $15 patient financial incentive, along with educational materials, would be effective in motivating people with hypertension (HTN) to see their personal physician, compared with educational materials only or no intervention; whether patient incentives and educational materials are differentially effective across racial/ethnic groups in motivating physician visits and improving blood pressure control; and whether these effects lead to a reduction in racial/ethnic disparities in HTN.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP349.html Sep 19, 2011 Sep 19, 2011

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease are common and rising in the developing world, but access to treatment remains limited. An analysis of the obstacles to treatment finds realistic areas for improvement and ideas the pharmaceutical industry could focus on as it develops its NCD policy research program.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110087.html May 31, 2011 May 31, 2011

This article reports results from a systematic literature review designed to develop two checklists for the quality of observational studies of incidence or risk factors of diseases.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110083.html May 10, 2011 May 10, 2011

People who are depressed are less likely to adhere to medications for their chronic health problems than patients who are not depressed, putting them at increased risk of poor health.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2011/05/10.html May 10, 2011 May 10, 2011

People who are depressed are less likely to adhere to medications for their chronic health problems than patients who are not depressed, putting them at increased risk of poor health.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR951.html May 9, 2011 May 9, 2011

Content for a toolkit was designed to help community and faith-based organizations take advantage of opportunities presented in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and engage leaders in promoting health in their communities.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110052.html Mar 28, 2011 Mar 28, 2011

This meta-analysis suggests that children with diabetes are at slightly elevated risk for psychological difficulties such as depression, anxiety, and behavioral problems.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110049.html Mar 26, 2011 Mar 26, 2011

A patient's social environment in an important dimension of treatment for chronic illness; interventions intended to help individuals understand and change their social environments could benefit from incorporating visualizations of social networks.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201000151.html Feb 24, 2011 Feb 24, 2011

Depression treatment improves mental health and reduces the effects of pain on work among individuals with both chronic pain and depression.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR894.html Jan 31, 2011 Jan 31, 2011

Structured approaches to manage chronic conditions are widely seen as a means to improve the quality and reduce the cost of care for those with chronic disease, but the evidence of such approaches achieving these ends remains uncertain.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110077.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010

Improving glucose management among adults with type 2 diabetes has modest costs compared to diabetes-related health care expenditures.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100197.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010

Multiple treatments are available for osteoporosis. This article examines changes in treatment for osteoporosis among privately insured and Medicare Advantage patients as well as factors that predict these changes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110082.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010

HIV care and ART, with related improvements in clients' physical and work-related functioning, together with family support, helped to reverse some of the deleterious effects of having HIV.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/commercial_books/CB428.html Dec 9, 2010 Dec 9, 2010

Introducing a new way of thinking about health: public health experts Tom Farley and Deborah A. Cohen show us that the antidote to our ever-growing rates of obesity and chronic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes, lies not in our medical care system or in more health education but rather in how our environment affects our behavior.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201000166.html Sep 26, 2010 Sep 26, 2010

Pregabalin, effective in reducing other chronic pain conditions, is not effective for treating chronic pelvic pain among men.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9547.html Jul 30, 2010 Jul 30, 2010

<p>Shares results of a study examining changes in nephrology as it evolves from a focus on end-stage renal disease to the treatment of all stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Earlier stages of CKD progression can be slowed, halted, or even reversed.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR826.html Jun 25, 2010 Jun 25, 2010

<p>Examines changes in nephrology as it evolves from a focus on end-stage renal disease (ESRD) to treating earlier stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Once patients reach ESRD, treatments are limited to kidney transplantation and dialysis. However, the progression of earlier stages of CKD can be slowed, halted, or reversed when treated. Clinics are still establishing best-practice models, and reimbursement remains a challenge.</p>