Title |
Cost-effectiveness of gargling for the prevention of upper respiratory tract infections
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Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, December 2008
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-8-258 |
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Authors |
Michi Sakai, Takuro Shimbo, Kazumi Omata, Yoshimitsu Takahashi, Kazunari Satomura, Tetsuhisa Kitamura, Takashi Kawamura, Hisamitsu Baba, Masaharu Yoshihara, Hiroshi Itoh, the Great Cold Investigators-I |
Abstract |
In Japan, gargling is a generally accepted way of preventing upper respiratory tract infection (URTI). The effectiveness of gargling for preventing URTI has been shown in a randomized controlled trial that compared incidences of URTI between gargling and control groups. From the perspective of the third-party payer, gargling is dominant due to the fact that the costs of gargling are borne by the participant. However, the cost-effectiveness of gargling from a societal perspective should be considered. In this study, economic evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trial was performed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of gargling for preventing URTI from a societal perspective. |
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Japan | 3 | 23% |
New Zealand | 1 | 8% |
United States | 1 | 8% |
Unknown | 8 | 62% |
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Members of the public | 12 | 92% |
Scientists | 1 | 8% |
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Country | Count | As % |
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Japan | 1 | 1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
Australia | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 66 | 96% |
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Researcher | 17 | 25% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 6 | 9% |
Other | 6 | 9% |
Student > Master | 4 | 6% |
Other | 7 | 10% |
Unknown | 20 | 29% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 30% |
Psychology | 6 | 9% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 7% |
Social Sciences | 3 | 4% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 3% |
Other | 8 | 12% |
Unknown | 24 | 35% |