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Sun‐Hong Kwon

Sungkyunkwan University · Medicine

About the Lab

Professor Sun-Hong Kwon's research lab specializes in health economics, pharmacoeconomics, and health technology assessment, with a strong focus on evidence synthesis through systematic reviews and network meta-analyses. The lab conducts rigorous economic evaluations of medical interventions—particularly in ophthalmology, tuberculosis, and rare diseases like transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis—while integrating patient-reported outcomes and quality-of-life metrics. It also pioneers the application of multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) to support transparent and stakeholder-informed healthcare decision-making. The lab’s work bridges clinical outcomes with health policy, emphasizing cost-effectiveness, equity, and real-world health burden assessment.

health economicseconomic evaluationnetwork meta-analysismulti-criteria decision analysisquality of life

Research Overview

Papers
72
Total Citations
481
Papers (5y)
37
Primary Field
Medicine

Research Output Trend

Figures are computed from collected data and may differ slightly.

Publications per year (5y)
37total
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Citations per year (5y)
229total
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Selected Papers

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Review|74 citations·2022
Visual Outcomes and Optical Quality of Accommodative, Multifocal, Extended Depth-of-Focus, and Monofocal Intraocular Lenses in Presbyopia-Correcting Cataract Surgery
Jeong‐Yeon Cho, Yeo Kyoung Won, Jongyeop Park, Jin Hyun Nam, Ji-Yoon Hong, Serim Min, Nahyun Kim, Tae‐Young Chung, Eui‐Kyung Lee, Sun‐Hong Kwon, Dong Hui Lim
SJR Q1JAMA OphthalmologyOA

Importance: A bayesian network meta-analysis (NMA) can help compare the various types of multifocal and monofocal intraocular lenses (IOLs) used in clinical practice. Objective: To compare outcomes of presbyopia-correcting IOLs frequently recommended in clinical practice through a bayesian NMA based on a systematic review. Data Sources: Medline (PubMed) and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) were searched on May 15, 2021, from inception. Study Selection: Based on the re

EpidemiologyMedicine
2
Article|24 citations·2016
Eliciting societal preferences of reimbursement decision criteria for anti cancer drugs in South Korea
Sun‐Hong Kwon, Sun‐Kyeong Park, Ji-Hye Byun, Eui‐Kyung Lee
SJR Q2Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research

Clinical benefits and other social values should be reflected appropriately with cost-effectiveness in healthcare coverage. MCDA can be used to assess decision priorities for complicated health policy decisions, including reimbursement decisions. It is a promising method for making logical and transparent drug reimbursement decisions that consider a broad range of factors, which are perceived as important by relevant stakeholders.

Economics and EconometricsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
3
Review|18 citations·2021
A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations of Active Tuberculosis Treatments
Joo‐Young Byun, Hye‐Lin Kim, Eui‐Kyung Lee, Sun‐Hong Kwon
SJR Q1Frontiers in PharmacologyOA

Background: The disease burden of active tuberculosis (TB) is considerable, but systematic reviews of economic evaluations of active TB treatments are scarce. Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library databases were used to search for articles on cost-effectiveness analysis or cost-utility analysis that economically evaluated active TB treatments, which were then systematically reviewed by two independent reviewers. We extracted vital components of the included studies, such as country,

Infectious DiseasesMedicine
4
Article|18 citations·2022
Clinical manifestation, economic burden, and mortality in patients with transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis
Suk‐Chan Jang, Jin Hyun Nam, Seung‐Ah Lee, Dasom An, Hye‐Lin Kim, Sun‐Hong Kwon, Eui‐Kyung Lee
SJR Q1Orphanet Journal of Rare DiseasesOA

BACKGROUND: Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis, also known as transthyretin cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is a poorly-recognized disease with delayed diagnosis and poor prognosis. This nationwide population-based study aimed to identify disease manifestations, economic burden, and mortality of patients with ATTR-CM. METHODS: Data of newly diagnosed patients with ATTR-CM between 2013 and 2018 from the Korean National Health Insurance Service were used, covering the entire population. Patient characteri

Molecular BiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Article|17 citations·2015
고구려 초기의 都城과 改都 - 태조왕대의 왕실교체를 중심으로 -
권순홍

고대사 연구에서는 무관한 개별사실들을 하나의 이치로 읽어내는 연기적 사고가 필요할 때가 있다. 고구려 초기 역사의 쟁점 주제인 초기 도성의 천도시기 문제와 왕실교체시기 문제는 종래에 각각 별개의 주제로 취급되었다. 그러나 오히려 양자를 함께 고려했을 때 해석의 새로운 실마리를 찾을 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 중심세력의 교체는 중심지의 교체도 수반할 것이라는 가설을 바탕으로, 도성의 ‘이동’인 遷都가 아니라, ‘교체’로 서의 改都라는 개념을 통해 새로운 해석을 시도하였다. 요약하면 다음과 같다. 우선 사료 상에 나타나는 고구려 도성의 특징들을 바탕으로 졸본과 흘승골성, 국내 위나암에 대한 구체적인 위치를 비정하였다. 종래에는 졸본과 흘승골성을 동일처 혹은 같은 지역 내의 평지성과 산성으로 이해해 왔다. 그러나 사료 상에서 졸본(홀본)과 흘승골성은 기능상으로도 구별됨과 동시에 지리적으로도 구분되었다. 졸본이 실제로 고구려 최초의 도읍이라면, 흘승골성은 4세기 이후 생성된 신화 속에서 신성

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Article|14 citations·2017
도성 관련 용어 검토 — ‘都’ㆍ‘郭’ㆍ‘京’을 중심으로 —
권순홍

This article is a deliberation on the terms refer to central city of East Asia, and begins with two ideas. First idea is that the difference in terms leads to difference in meaning. Second idea is that the city is a space produced by human being as a social product. This is the conclusion after reviewing terms based on these two ideas. Do(都) means exclusive space of power by the medium of religious service. The introduction of Gwak(郭) is to protect industry which is linked to maintenance of powe

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Article|14 citations·2020
Cost-Effectiveness of Tiotropium in Elderly Patients with Severe Asthma Using Real-World Data
Sung-Hyun Hong, Jeong‐Yeon Cho, Tae‐Bum Kim, Eui‐Kyung Lee, Sun‐Hong Kwon, Ju‐Young Shin
SJR Q1The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
PhysiologyMedicine
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Review|14 citations·2022
Health-related quality of life in adult patients with asthma according to asthma control and severity: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Byeong-Chan Oh, Jueun Lee, Jin Hyun Nam, Ji-Yoon Hong, Sun‐Hong Kwon, Eui‐Kyung Lee
SJR Q1Frontiers in PharmacologyOA

Background: The utility values are increasingly being used in economic evaluations and health policy decision making. This study aims to conduct a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of the utility values for asthma, particularly with respect to severity and asthma control. Materials and methods: A literature search was conducted using the MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases for studies published until July, 2020, reporting the utilities of ad

Economics and EconometricsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
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Article|12 citations·2019
고구려 ‘평양’의 변천과 전기 평양성의 위치에 관한 쟁점 검토
권순홍

고구려의 세 번째 도성으로 알려진 평양에 관해서는 두 가지 해묵은 숙제가 있다. 하나는 427년 평양 천도 이전에 등장하는 ‘평양’의 위치이고, 다른 하나는 427년에 천도한 전기 평양성의 위치이다. 이 글의 목적은 이 두 가지 숙제를 해결하는 것이다. 먼저 전자에 대해서는 313년의 낙랑 축출을 기점으로 그 이전의 평양은 집안 지역으로, 그 이후의 평양은 현재의 평양 지역으로 비정하였다. 단, 고국원왕 13년(343년)에 등장하는 평양동황성의 위치는 알기 어려웠지만, 주목할 것은 ‘移都’와 ‘移居’의 차이를 유념하는 것이었다. 후자에 관해서는 기왕에 안학궁설, 청암리토성설, 대성구역 거점설이 제기되었는데, 안학궁설과 청암리토성설은 각각의 한계가 분명하였다. 특히, 고구려 도성의 구조를 산성+평지성으로 파악하려는 강박의 소산이었다. 이에 따라 이 글에서는 전기 평양성에는 평지 성곽이 없을 가능성과 함께 대성구역 거점설에 무게를 실었다.

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Article|11 citations·2019
Real-world treatment persistence of non-tumor necrosis factor inhibitors versus tumor necrosis factor inhibitors among patients with rheumatoid arthritis in South Korea
Jae‐A Park, Min-Young Lee, Jin Hyun Nam, Ju‐Young Shin, Robert Wood, Tim Holbrook, Sun‐Hong Kwon
SJR Q2Current Medical Research and Opinion

<b>Aims:</b> We aimed to assess treatment persistence of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors and non-TNF inhibitors in two groups of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients: biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD) initiators and switchers.<b>Patients and methods:</b> This retrospective cohort study utilized a national health insurance claims database. Patients aged ≥18 years initiating/switching bDMARD between 1 December 2013 and 31 December 2014, the index period, were followed for

RheumatologyMedicine
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Article|9 citations·2016
고구려 '도성제'론의 궤적과 함의
권순홍

고구려 도성은 산성과 평지성의 조합으로 이루어졌다는 게 통설이다. 그러나 고구려가 국가형성기부터 이와 같은 제도를 갖추었을지에 대해서는 의문의 여지가 있다. 과연 고구려 ‘도성제’는 언제 성립한 것일까. 이를 확인하기에 앞서 왜 그동안 이 문제를 간과했는지를 먼저 검토할 필요가 있다. 이를 위해 이 글은 고구려 ‘도성제’론의 연원을 추적하고 전개과정을 검토하였다. 먼저 일제시기 일본인들에 의해 선점된 고구려 도성연구를 통해 ‘도성제’론의 출발을 포착하였다. 1910년대 초반, 세키노 다다시에 의해 산성과 평지성의 조합이라는 고구려 도성의 구조적 특징이 처음으로 언급되기 시작하였는데, 그 안에는 고구려 도성, 나아가서 한국 고대의 도성은 미개하고 저급한 수준이었다는 평가가 내재해 있었다. 평지성을 성이 아닌 궁으로 봄으로써 한국 고대의 도성에는 다수의 인민을 보호하는 기능이 없었다고 해석했기 때문이었다. 이러한 세키노의 해석은 무비판적으로 답습되어 오다가 1980년대 중국에 의해 재전

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Article|7 citations·2022
Clinical impact and economic burden of post-transplant infections following heart transplantation: A retrospective nationwide cohort study
Suk‐Chan Jang, Byeong-Chan Oh, Jin Hyun Nam, Eui‐Kyung Lee, Hye‐Lin Kim, Sun‐Hong Kwon
SJR Q1The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
SurgeryMedicine
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Article|7 citations·2021
Real-world data analysis of the clinical and economic burden and risk factors in patients with major depressive disorder with an inadequate response to initial antidepressants
HyeJin Park, Chan Mi Park, Jong‐Min Woo, Ju‐Young Shin, Eui‐Kyung Lee, Sun‐Hong Kwon
SJR Q1Journal of Medical EconomicsOA

AIM: We aimed to determine the incidence of and identify the factors associated with treatment-resistant depression (TRD), psychiatric conditions, hospitalization, and cost in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) who were treated using second-line strategies after an inadequate response to initial antidepressants (AD). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Using South Korean National Health Insurance claims data (1 January 2013 to 30 June 2018), we conducted a retrospective cohort analysis in newly tr

PharmacologyMedicine
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Article|7 citations·2020
Haematological cancer versus solid tumour end-of-life care: a longitudinal data analysis
So‐Young Yang, Sun‐Kyeong Park, Hye‐Rim Kang, Hye‐Lin Kim, Eui‐Kyung Lee, Sun‐Hong Kwon
SJR Q1BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care

OBJECTIVE: To explore differences in end-of-life healthcare utilisation and medication costs between patients with haematological malignancies and patients with solid tumours. METHODS: Data on deceased patients with cancer were selected from the sample cohort data of health insurance claims from 2008 to 2015 in South Korea. They were categorised into two groups: patients with haematological malignancies and patients with solid tumours. Longitudinal data comprised the patient-month unit and aggre

OncologyMedicine
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Article|6 citations·2020
Price Reduction of Anticancer Drugs from 2007 to 2019 in South Korea: The Impact of Pharmaceutical Cost-Containment Policies
Sun‐Hong Kwon, Hea-Sun Park, Young-Jin Na, Chul B. Park, Ju‐Young Shin, Hye‐Lin Kim
SJR Q1Applied Health Economics and Health Policy
Economics and EconometricsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance

Research Areas

Economics and EconometricsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiologyInfectious DiseasesPharmacologyPhysiology

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