Description for EQ-5d Value Sets
Hardcover. The EQ-5D is one of the most widely-used generic health state descriptive systems internationally, with applications in clinical trials, public health research and assessments of value for money. This guide to the use of the EuroQol Group's value sets is suitable for those working with EQ-5D data. Editor(s): Szende, Agota; Oppe, Mark; Devlin, Nancy. Series: Euroqol Group Monographs. Num Pages: 91 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Rosalind Rabin, Frank de Charro, Agota Szende 1.1 Purpose of this booklet Governments and healthcare funders worldwide are making increasing use of economic evaluation to inform priority setting in health care. For various reasons, cost benefit analysis is usually rejected in favour of cost-effectiveness or cost-utility analyses, often involving the estimation of the incremental cost per Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY) gained (Drummond et al, 2005). The estimation of QALYs gained requires valuations for all relevant health states on a scale anchored at 1 = Full health and 0 = Dead. The EQ-5D is widely used in this context and ... Read more
Rosalind Rabin, Frank de Charro, Agota Szende 1.1 Purpose of this booklet Governments and healthcare funders worldwide are making increasing use of economic evaluation to inform priority setting in health care. For various reasons, cost benefit analysis is usually rejected in favour of cost-effectiveness or cost-utility analyses, often involving the estimation of the incremental cost per Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY) gained (Drummond et al, 2005). The estimation of QALYs gained requires valuations for all relevant health states on a scale anchored at 1 = Full health and 0 = Dead. The EQ-5D is widely used in this context and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
102
Condition
New
Series
Euroqol Group Monographs
Number of Pages
91
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402055102
SKU
V9781402055102
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for EQ-5d Value Sets
From the reviews 'This short volume will be of great value to methodologists seeking to understand the valuation systems that underlie the EQ-5D. It's user-friendly organization will assist analysts and other members of the health services research community in determining appropriate valuation sets for studies that rely on the EuroQol instrument.' (Marthe Gold, (Logan) Professor of Community Health and Social ... Read more