Weighting and valuing quality-adjusted life-years using stated preference methods: preliminary results from the Social Value of a QALY Project

Baker R, Bateman I, Donaldson C, Jones-Lee M, Lancsar E, Loomes G, Mason H, Odejar M, Pinto Prades JL, Robinson A, Ryan M, Shackley P, Smith R, Sugden R, Wildman J
Record ID 32010000107
English
Authors' recommendations: Study found that it may be premature to propose any particular set of quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) weights, and, for valuing QALYs in monetary terms, particular attention needs to be given to survey design and measures of central tendency
Details
Project Status: Completed
URL for project: http://www.hta.ac.uk/1578
Year Published: 2010
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
  • Quality of Life
  • Quality-Adjusted Life Years
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Health Status
  • Economics
Contact
Organisation Name: NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme
Contact Address: NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK
Contact Name: journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Contact Email: journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
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