Rethinking the eidos, genos, and diaphora of the health utility concept: a psychological perspective [PDF]
The notion of utility gained a strong foothold in health economics over the last decades. However, the concept of health utility has not yet been decisively or irrefutably defined and the definitions that exist often do not take into account the current ...
Damien S. E. Broekharst +5 more
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Health utility of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in China [PDF]
BackgroundAcute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common cancer in children. As the 5-year survival rate has been improved to over 80%, more emphasis is now placed on reducing therapy toxicities and enhancing health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of ...
Wei Wang +4 more
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Influencing factors of health utility values in older adult people with normal cognition or mild cognitive impairment: a cross-sectional survey [PDF]
PurposeThe purpose of this study is to present the findings of a cross-sectional survey on health state utility (HSU) values, a crucial metric for economic evaluations, and to analyze the primary factors influencing the HSU values of individuals with ...
Yanqiu Du +9 more
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An occupational health survey on health utility and occupational diseases in Chinese university staff to inform cost-utility analysis [PDF]
BackgroundThe occupational health of university staff bears great social and economic value for which health utility is an indivisible aspect. Utility is also the primary data for the cost-utility analysis of occupational health programs.
Xiaoyan Liu +9 more
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Health utility value of overactive bladder in Japanese older adults [PDF]
Objectives To determine the health utility values (HUVs) of overactive bladder (OAB), defined as urinary urgency, usually accompanied by urinary daytime or nocturnal frequency, with or without urinary incontinence, among adults aged ≥65 years and to ...
Takashi Yoshioka +4 more
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Mapping Dermatology Life Quality Index with EQ-5D health utility index score in Chinese patients with moderate to severe psoriasis [PDF]
Aim: To establish correlation between Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and EuroQol 5-Dimension questionnaire (EQ-5D) utility score in Chinese moderate-to severe psoriasis patients and develop mapping models for health utility prediction. Materials
Lu Jian +11 more
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Assessment of the health utility of patients with leukemia in China [PDF]
Objectives This study aimed to assess the health utility of leukemia patients in China using the EQ-5D-5L, compare it with the population norms, and identify the potential factors associated with health utility.
Xueyun Zeng +11 more
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Background The IMPACT‐AF (Integrated Management Program Advancing Community Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation) trial is a prospective, randomized, cluster design trial comparing atrial fibrillation management with a computerized clinical decision support ...
Brittany Humphries +10 more
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ObjectiveThere is limited evidence for mapping clinical tools to preference-based generic tools in the Chinese thyroid cancer patient population. The current study aims to map the FACT-H&N (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Head and Neck Cancer)
Qing Yang +4 more
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BackgroundPatients with β-thalassemia major (β-TM), predominantly adult patients, are associated with physical, mental, and social problems, that result in decreased quality of life (QoL).
Runqi Zhang +14 more
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