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Wade R, Rice S, Llewellyn A, et al. Interventions for hyperhidrosis in secondary care: a systematic review and value-of-information analysis. Southampton (UK): NIHR Journals Library; 2017 Dec. (Health Technology Assessment, No. 21.80.)

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List of abbreviations

AC

alternative current

AMED

Allied and Complementary Medicine Database

BTX

botulinum toxin

BTX-A

botulinum toxin type A

BTX-B

botulinum toxin type B

CDSR

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

CEA

cost-effectiveness analysis

CENTRAL

Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials

CI

confidence interval

CINAHL

Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature

COSMIN

COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments

CRD

Centre for Reviews and Dissemination

CS

compensatory sweating

DARE

Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects

DC

direct current

DLQI

Dermatology Life Quality Index

EDLQ

Everyday Life Questionnaire

EQ-5D

EuroQol-5 Dimensions

EQ-5D-5L

EuroQol-5 Dimensions, five-level version

ETS

endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy

EVPI

expected value of perfect information

EVPPI

expected value of partial perfect information

GAIS

Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale

GP

general practitioner

HDSS

Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale

HHIQ

Hyperhidrosis Impact Questionnaire

HidroQoL©

Hyperhidrosis Quality of Life Index

HQLQ

Hyperhidrosis Quality of Life Questionnaire

HRQoL

health-related quality of life

HTA

Health Technology Assessment

ICER

incremental cost-effectiveness ratio

IGA

Investigator Global Assessment

IIRS

Illness Intrusiveness Rating Scale

MCS

mental component summary

MD

mean difference

MOS

Medical Outcomes Study

NHS EED

NHS Economic Evaluation Database

NICE

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

NMA

network meta-analysis

OR

odds ratio

PCS

physical component summary

P-HI

Palmar Hyperhidrosis Improvement

P-HQOL

Palmar Hyperhidrosis Quality of Life

PSA

probabilistic sensitivity analysis

PSS

Personal Social Services

QALY

quality-adjusted life-year

RCT

randomised controlled trial

RR

risk ratio

SD

standard deviation

SF-12

Short Form questionnaire-12 items

SF-36

Short Form questionnaire-36 items

U

unit

VAS

visual analogue scale

VOI

value of information

WTP

willingness to pay

Copyright © Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO 2017. This work was produced by Wade et al. under the terms of a commissioning contract issued by the Secretary of State for Health. This issue may be freely reproduced for the purposes of private research and study and extracts (or indeed, the full report) may be included in professional journals provided that suitable acknowledgement is made and the reproduction is not associated with any form of advertising. Applications for commercial reproduction should be addressed to: NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK.
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