Introduction The Patient Satisfaction and Preference Questionnaire (PASAPQ) is a multi-item
measure of respiratory inhalation device satisfaction and preference designed to be easily …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Previous studies evaluating vertebral augmentation
procedure costs have not made detailed comparisons between vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty. …

… Kozma and Slaton received funds through a research agreement with Janssen Scientific
Affairs… Data analysis was done primarily by Slaton, with assistance from Kozma and Benson. All …

Objective: Healthcare costs of inflammatory bowel disease are substantial. This study
examined the effect of adherence versus non-adherence on healthcare costs in patients with …

Objective: The objective for the research was to evaluate the direct healthcare costs for Crohn’s
disease (CD) patients categorized by adherence status. Methods: Adult patients with ≥1 …

Methods are presented for modeling dose‐related effects in proportion data when extra‐binomial
variability is a concern. Motivation is taken from experiments in developmental …

Objectives: To examine opioid prescription claims before and after initiation of pregabalin in
patients with a diagnosis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). Methods: This …

267 Background: Oral medications have become more widely available for treatment of
various cancers, and adherence to dosing/ refill patterns, or medication possession, are …

6537 Background: Locally advanced or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma(STS) is frequently
treated with chemotherapy when symptoms develop. Healthcare resource use(HRU) and cost …

OBJECTIVES: To determine if there were significant differences in pulmonary status (as
measured by forced expiratory flow in 1 second [FEV1]) between care sites and subsequently to …