Sexual hormone and traditional Chinese patent medicine for early postmenopausal women: effect on quality of life and cost-utility analysis / 南方医科大学学报
Journal of Southern Medical University
; (12): 2181-2186, 2009.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the effect of Premarin and Kuntai capsule (a traditional Chinese patent medicine) on the quality of life (QOL) and their cost-utility in early postmenopausal women.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Fifty-seven women with menopausal syndrome in the early postmenopausal stage were randomly allocated into Premarin group (0.3 mg/day and 0.6 mg/day alternately, n=29) and Kuntai group (4 g/day, n=28). The therapies lasted for one year and the patients were followed up every 3 months. The QOL of the patients was evaluated and the utility scores were obtained from rating scale to conduct a cost-utility analysis (CUA).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>At each follow-up examination, no significant difference was found in the QOL between the two groups (P>0.05). The QOL obviously increased after the 1-year-long therapy in both the groups, and Kuntai required longer treatment time than Premarin to take effect. The cost-utility ratio of Premarin and Kuntai were 13581.45 yuan/QALY (quality adjusted life year) and 25105.12 yuan/QALY, respectively. Both incremental cost analysis and sensitivity analysis showed that Kuntai was more costly than Premarin. The result of per-protocol analysis was consistent with that of intention-to-treat analysis.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>At early stage of menopause, the QOL of women with menopausal syndrome can be significantly improved by low-dose Premarin and Kuntai capsule, but the latter is more costly.</p>
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Bases de datos:
WPRIM
Medicinas Tradicionales:
Medicinas_tradicionales_de_asia
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Medicina_china
Métodos Terapéuticos y Terapias MTCI:
Terapias_biologicas
Asunto principal:
Calidad de Vida
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Medicamentos Herbarios Chinos
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Análisis Costo-Beneficio
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Posmenopausia
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Estrógenos Conjugados (USP)
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Usos Terapéuticos
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Quimioterapia Combinada
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Economía
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Fitoterapia
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Health_economic_evaluation
Idioma:
Zh
Revista:
Journal of Southern Medical University
Año:
2009
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Article