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Quality-Adjusted Life Years After Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

JB & JS open access, 2018
Background: The quality-adjusted life year (QALY) is the preferred outcome measurement for cost-effectiveness analysis in health care. QALYs measure patient health-related quality of life with use of a value between 0 and 1.
Joseph F. Konopka, Yuo-yu Lee, Edwin P. Su, A. McLawhorn   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Quantifying life: Understanding the history of Quality-Adjusted Life-Years (QALYs)

Social Science & Medicine (1967), 2018
Quality-Adjusted Life-Years (QALYs) are central to healthcare decision-making in Britain and abroad, yet their history is poorly understood. In this paper, we argue that a more in-depth and political history of the QALY is needed to allow a critical ...
E. MacKillop, S. Sheard
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Health-Related Quality of Life in Very Long-Term Cancer Survivors 14–24 Years Post-Diagnosis Compared to Population Controls: A Population-Based Study

, 2021
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in very long-term cancer survivors (VLTCS) 10 and more years post-diagnosis.
Koch-Gallenkamp, Lena, Ron Pritzkuleit, Pritzkuleit, Ron, Lina Jansen, Linda Weißer, Jansen, Lina, Zeissig, Sylke Ruth, Daniela Doege, Bernd Holleczek, Thong, Melissa S. Y., Waldmann, Annika, Hermann Brenner, Thong, Melissa, Volker Arndt, Weißer, Linda, Annika Waldmann, Alice Nennecke, Lena Koch-Gallenkamp, Arndt, Volker, Melissa S. Y. Thong, Bertram, Heike, Brenner, Hermann, Eberle, Andrea, Holleczek, Bernd, Doege, Daniela, Sylke Ruth Zeissig, Heike Bertram, Andrea Eberle, Nennecke, Alice   +28 more
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The Impact of Ankle Arthritis Treatment on Quality Adjusted Life Years

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2017
Category: Ankle, Ankle Arthritis Introduction/Purpose: Patients living with end stage ankle arthritis suffer significant disability. They are two standard deviations below population scores for all symptom and function SF-36 sub-scales. In addition, they
Kelly Hynes MD, BSc, Kevin Wing MD, FRCS(C), Alastair Younger MB ChB, ChM, FRCSC, Andrea Veljkovic MD, FRCS(C), Murray Penner MD, FRCS(C), Jason Sutherland MSc, PhD   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Monetary Valuation of a Quality-Adjusted Life Year (QALY) for Depressive Disorders Among Patients and Non-Patient Respondents: A Matched Willingness to Pay Study

Clinical Psychology in Europe, 2021
[Background] As estimated by the World Health Organization, depressive disorders will be the leading contributor to the Global Burden of Disease by 2030.
Laura Ulbrich, Christoph Kröger
doaj   +1 more source

The use of Quality-Adjusted Life Years in cost-effectiveness analyses in palliative care: Mapping the debate through an integrative review

Palliative Medicine, 2017
Background: In cost-effectiveness analyses in healthcare, Quality-Adjusted Life Years are often used as outcome measure of effectiveness. However, there is an ongoing debate concerning the appropriateness of its use for decision-making in palliative care.
Anne B. Wichmann, E. Adang, P. Stalmeier, S. Kristanti, L. Van den Block, M. Vernooij-Dassen, Y. Engels   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Incremental decreases in quality-adjusted life years (QALY) associated with higher levels of depressive symptoms for U.S. Adults aged 65 years and older

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2017
BackgroundQuality-adjusted life years (QALY) is a single value index that quantifies the overall burden of disease. It reflects all aspects of heath, including nonfatal illness and mortality outcomes by weighting life-years lived with health-related ...
Hao-Miao Jia, Erica I. Lubetkin
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Lifetime societal costs and quality-adjusted life years.

, 2023
Lifetime societal costs and quality-adjusted life years.
Marianne Hamilton Lopez (15314696), Joanne Kurtzberg (832027), Evan Myers (353856), Beth Shaz (15314699), Ethan D. Borre (6890177), Jesse Troy (15314702), Gillian D. Sanders Schmidler (15314705)   +6 more
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Economic evaluation of a psychological intervention for high distress cancer patients and carers: Costs and quality-adjusted life years

, 2015
Objective: This study compared the cost-effectiveness of a psychologist-led, individualised cognitive behavioural intervention (PI) to a nurse-led, minimal contact self-management condition for highly distressed cancer patients and carers.
Sophy Shih, Chatterton, Mary Lou, Chambers, Suzanne, Rob Carter, Shih, Sophy, Mary Lou Chatterton, Dunn, Jeffrey, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Stefano Occhipinti, Mihalopoulos, Cathrine, Carter, Rob, Suzanne Chambers, Girgis, Afaf, Afaf Girgis, Jeffrey Dunn, Occhipinti, Stefano   +15 more
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Provider and Parent Perspectives on Prioritizing the “Asking and Monitoring” Pediatric Cancer Psychosocial Standards of Care

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Standards for Psychosocial Care for Children with Cancer and Their Families (“Standards”) are evidence‐based guidelines for psychosocial care in pediatric oncology. Care related to the three “Asking and Monitoring” Standards—Assessment of Psychosocial Needs, Assessment of Financial Needs, and Monitoring Neurocognitive Problems ...
Julia B. Tager, Natalie Koskela‐Staples, Emily M. Pariseau, Michele Scialla, Kimberly Buff, Lori Wiener, Victoria Sardi Brown, Anne E. Kazak, Kimberly S. Canter   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source