Results 11 to 20 of about 20,675,763 (300)
Income-related inequality in life-years and quality-adjusted life-years [PDF]
We estimate the income-related inequality in Sweden with respect to life-years and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs). We use a large data set from Sweden with over 40,000 individuals followed up for 10-16 years, to estimate the survival and quality-adjusted survival in different income groups.
Gerdtham, Ulf-G., Johannesson, Magnus
core +5 more sources
Eliciting a value set for the Swedish capability-adjusted life years instrument (CALY-SWE) [PDF]
Purpose: Our aim was to elicit a value set for Capability-Adjusted Life Years Sweden (CALY-SWE); a capability-grounded quality of life instrument intended for use in economic evaluations of social interventions with broad consequences beyond health ...
Norström, Fredrik +23 more
core +1 more source
Lifetime societal costs and quality-adjusted life years.
Lifetime societal costs and quality-adjusted life years.
Marianne Hamilton Lopez (15314696) +6 more
core +1 more source
Methodological challenges surrounding QALY estimation for paediatric economic evaluation
Cost-utility analysis remains the preferred form of economic evaluation for health technology assessment, pricing and reimbursement authorities in several countries. The results of cost-utility analyses are commonly expressed in terms of incremental cost
Stavros Petrou
doaj +1 more source
Cross-national agreement on disability weights: the European Disability Weights Project
Background Disability weights represent the relative severity of disease stages to be incorporated in summary measures of population health. The level of agreement on disability weights in Western European countries was investigated with different ...
Burström Kristina +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Objectives To comparatively evaluate a low‐cost otoscope with a traditional device among health care workers in Malawi. Methods The study is a prospective, comparative, qualitative observational survey of health care worker's opinions using 5‐point ...
Katharine Balfour +7 more
doaj +1 more source
Objectives: To quantify the impact of mammography-based screening on the quality of life, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) averted or quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) gained can be used.
Segnan, N. (Nereo) +17 more
core +2 more sources
Estimation of Utility Weights for Prostate-related Health States in Korea [PDF]
Objectives Very limited previous research has investigated the utility weights of prostate-related diseases in the general population in Korea. The purpose of this study was to calculate the utility of prostate-related health states in the Korean general
Seon-Ha Kim +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Quality adjusted life years in the time of COVID-19 [PDF]
The quality adjusted life year (QALY) as a basis of valuing additional expenditure on health is widely accepted. Although early in the COVID-19 pandemic, several commentators called for a similar approach in resolving trade-offs between economic activity and reducing the burden of COVID-19, this has not occurred.
Hall, Jane, Viney, Rosalie
openaire +2 more sources
Problems and solutions in calculating quality-adjusted life years (QALYs)
The quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) is a measure of the value of health outcomes. Since health is a function of length of life and quality of life, the QALY was developed as an attempt to combine the value of these attributes into a single index number.
Sacristán José A, Prieto Luis
doaj +1 more source

