A small proportion of health care users, called high-cost patients, account for a disproportionately
large share of health care costs. Most literature on these patients has focused on the …

The objective of our study was to estimate direct healthcare costs incurred by a population-based
sample of people with psychological distress or depression. We used the 2002 …

… Contributors: Claire de Oliveira and Sharada Weir managed the overall project, … , carried
out data analysis under the guidance of Claire de Oliveira and Sharada Weir, and revised the …

Background: Household food insecurity, a measure of income-related problems of food
access, is growing in Canada and is tightly linked to poorer health status. We examined the …

Mental illness and substance use disorders in the workplace have been increasingly
recognised as a problem in most countries; however, evidence is scarce on which solutions …

Background: Out-of-pocket costs pose a substantial economic burden to cancer patients and
their families. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the literature on out-of-pocket costs …

Introduction We present the results of a systematic literature review of disability management
interventions to answer the question: “what is the credible evidence that incremental …

Although a large body of literature has examined the effect of social capital on health and
theoretical models suggest a reciprocal relationship between the two variables, there are …

Objective: We reviewed the occupational health and safety intervention literature to synthesize
evidence on financial merits of such interventions. Methods: A literature search included …

Background Cancer is a major public health issue and represents a significant economic
burden to health care systems worldwide. The objective of this analysis was to estimate phase-…