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2020, Accident Analysis and PreventionBicycle helmet use patterns in Italy. A description and analysis of survey data from an Italian friends of cycling association
2017, Accident Analysis and PreventionCitation Excerpt :Bicycle helmets have been shown to be effective at reducing the severity of injuries, particularly brain injuries, in the event of a crash (Attewell et al., 2001; Davison et al., 2013; Hollingworth et al., 2015). Not wearing a helmet while cycling is associated with an increased risk of sustaining a fatal head injury (Persaud et al., 2012; Kopjar and Wickizer, 2000; Everett et al., 1996), and helmets are an important means of preventing or reducing head trauma (Everett et al., 1996). A biomechanical investigation has shown that contemporary bicycle helmets are highly effective at reducing head injury metrics and the risk for severe brain injury in head impacts, which are characteristics of bicycle crashes (Cripton et al., 2014).
Incidence and costs of bicycle-related traumatic brain injuries in the Netherlands
2015, Accident Analysis and PreventionCitation Excerpt :In addition to previous studies, we found the total costs of survivors of bicycle-related TBI to be even higher (on average €19,620 per patient), because these TBI patients were more often warranted to the hospital and intensive care, and were longer absent from work (on average 46 days). Our estimates were higher than those of head injured cyclists used for cost-effectiveness of bicycle helmet campaigns or laws, estimating acute medical treatment costs as being €64 per patient (Kopjar and Wickizer, 2000), and direct medical costs of hospitalisation as being €1310 in children aged 5–12, €1350 in adolescents aged 13–18, and €1130 in adults aged 18+ (Taylor and Scuffham, 2002). According to our study, in both bicycle-related TBI and all injuries from cycling, the mean indirect costs per case were up to three times higher than the mean direct costs per case, and higher in men than in women (on average 3–5 more omitted workdays).
Systematic review and quality assessment of economic evaluation studies of injury prevention
2012, Accident Analysis and PreventionCitation Excerpt :Furthermore, nine of the studies used a randomised controlled trial (RCT) design, and ten studies were based on quasi-experimental designs (Table 4). Other designs used were meta-analyses (Smith and Widiatmoko, 1998; Kopjar and Wickizer, 2000), statistical surveys (Taylor and Scuffham, 2002a) and retrospective epidemiological designs (Boswell et al., 2001). Costs can be distinguished into direct medical costs (e.g. hospital stay), indirect medical costs (e.g. costs of care during life years gained), direct non-medical costs (e.g. traveling costs), and indirect non-medical costs (e.g. productivity loss).
Considering consumer choice in the economic evaluation of mandatory health programmes: A review
2011, Health PolicyCitation Excerpt :The following information was extracted from each study: country, perspective of the analysis, methodology, primary measure of benefit, inclusion of health care costs, adverse events and productivity impacts, and estimates of the loss of consumer choice. The search for MHP economic evaluations identified 30 relevant articles [7–36]. Four additional government reports were identified [2–4,37] and another 9 articles were identified through pearling of references [38–46].
Characteristics of bicycle-related head injuries among school-aged children in Taipei area
2009, Surgical NeurologyCitation Excerpt :Bicycling has become a popular type of transportation in Taiwan and worldwide as a result of growing traffic congestion in urban areas, increased public awareness of environmental protection, economic considerations, and health promotion. However, bicycle-related injuries are an important health concern because of the increasing use of bicycles [12,22,23,27-29]. According to United States Department of Transportation statistics, the number of bicycle-related injuries was around 534 883 in 2004 to 2005, with 782 bicyclists killed in crashes with motor vehicles [30].
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