Estimating (quality-adjusted) life-year losses associated with deaths: With application to COVID-19.
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.4208
Abstract: Many epidemiological models of the COVID-19 pandemic have focused on preventing deaths. Questions have been raised as to the frailty of those succumbing to the COVID-19 infection. In this paper we employ standard life table… read more here.
Keywords: quality; life year; quality adjusted; adjusted life ... See more keywords
Sample restrictions and the elicitation of a constant willingness to pay per quality adjusted life year.
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.4236
Abstract: It is well established that the underlying theoretical assumptions needed to obtain a constant proportional trade-off between a quality adjusted life year (QALY) and willingness to pay (WTP) are restrictive and often empirically violated. In… read more here.
Keywords: wtp; life year; willingness pay; quality adjusted ... See more keywords
Consistent valuation of a reduction in mortality risk using values per life, life year, and quality-adjusted life year.
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.4697
Abstract: The monetary value of a reduction in mortality risk can be accurately characterized using the alternative concepts of value per statistical life (VSL), value per statistical life year (VSLY), and value per quality-adjusted life year… read more here.
Keywords: life year; quality adjusted; life; risk ... See more keywords
The Value of a Statistical Life-Year in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence From a Large Population-Based Survey in Tanzania.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vhri.2019.07.009
Abstract: BACKGROUND The value of a statistical life-year (VSLY) is the central number for the economic allocation of health resources. Nevertheless, empirical data on VSLY are lacking for most low- and middle- income countries. In the… read more here.
Keywords: life year; value statistical; value; life ... See more keywords
Intensive care unit resources and patient‐centred outcomes in severe COVID‐19: a prospective single‐centre economic evaluation
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DOI: 10.1111/anae.15844
Abstract: During the COVID‐19 pandemic, ICU bed shortages sparked a discussion about resource allocation. We aimed to analyse the value of ICU treatment of COVID‐19 from a patient‐centred health economic perspective. We prospectively included 49 patients… read more here.
Keywords: quality; life year; severe covid; life ... See more keywords
Using Survival Analysis to Improve Estimates of Life Year Gains in Policy Evaluations
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DOI: 10.1177/0272989x16654444
Abstract: Background. Policy evaluations taking a lifetime horizon have converted estimated changes in short-term mortality to expected life year gains using general population life expectancy. However, the life expectancy of the affected patients may differ from… read more here.
Keywords: life year; year gains; life; life expectancy ... See more keywords
QALY-time: experts’ view on the use of the quality-adjusted LIFE year in COST-effectiveness analysis in palliative care
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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05521-x
Abstract: Background The Quality-Adjusted Life Year (QALY) is internationally recognized as standard metric of health outcomes in cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) in healthcare. The ongoing debate concerning the appropriateness of its use for decision-making in palliative care… read more here.
Keywords: life year; time; quality adjusted; palliative care ... See more keywords
Study on the correlation between physical activity level and quality of life 1 year after stroke.
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DOI: 10.21037/apm-21-962
Abstract: BACKGROUND This study sought to assess the correlation between the level of physical activity (PA) and quality on life 1 year after stroke. METHODS The subjects for this study comprised 122 patients who had their… read more here.
Keywords: recovery; year stroke; life year; level ... See more keywords