Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the health problems that affect learning, behavior, child development and sociability of school children. If ADHD is detected early and the correct treatment is provided, a patient can recover from the disease and live a normal life. ADHD screening measures currently used have diversity

This study aims to determine the appropriate method for screening breast cancer in Thai women both in terms of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. The research was divided into four phases: Phase 1 - systematic literature review of risk factors and a clinical prediction score of breast cancer in Thai women, Phase 2 - preparation of a clinical pre

Thai Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Database was initially developed in 2008 and aimed to improve accessibility of HTA information. In this Phase II study, the database is extending the type of research articles. Consequently, 4 types of studies which are full economic evaluation, randomized controlled trial, quality of life and cost of illness

Economic evaluation can be a tool to assist policy makers in resource allocation decision making. In cost-utility analysis, health outcomes resulting from health interventions are measured using several methods, for example, Quality-Adjusted Life Year (QALY). The QALY is a single index score in which both health-related quality of life and life exp

This study aimed to survey experience, knowledge, importance, training needs and barriers of economic evaluation and to estimate the current human capacity and gaps in economic evaluation among researchers and policymakers in both the public and private sectors in Thailand. Based on the results, it was found that researchers, healthcare personnel,

The Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP ) has tried to develop mechanisms for HTA topic selection that are systematic, transparent and participatory. HITAP has organized a topic selection workshop annually in order to obtain HTA topics from stakeholders including decision makers, health professionals, academics, patient rep

This cost-utility analysis was conducted as the result of a request from the Subcommittee for Development of the NLEM to provide information on the long-term effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the screening of osteoporosis and its medical management. This information was then used to inform the Subcommittee regarding the selection of osteoporo

This intervention was approved by the National Committee on AIDS Prevention and Alleviation for use in the country in 2007, The research findings will be helpful in informing the development of program’s strategies. Although appropriate policy guidance concerning the implementation of particular health technologies is context-specific, the Thai p

This is a model-based economic analysis which estimates the costeffectiveness of providing unilateral cochlear implantation for three sub groups of the profoundly bilateral deaf population, namely 1) prelingual deaf children, 2) prelingual deaf adults and 3) postlingual deaf adults, using both the provider’s and societal viewpoints. The results s

At present time, there is an increasing impetus to use laparoscopic surgery (LS) or minimally invasive surgery for the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Empirical evidence, however, has demostrated an unequal access to LS amongst the different types of patients\' health insurance schemes(i.e. CSMBS, UC) in Thailand. Therefore, this study aims to