Journal article
Health Utility Scores in Alzheimer’s Disease: Differences Based on Calculation With American and Canadian Preference Weights
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Health utility scores quantify health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) in Alzheimer's disease (AD). These scores are calculated by using preference weights derived from general population samples. We recruited persons with AD and their primary informal caregivers and examined differences in health utility scores calculated by using two sets of published preference weights.
METHODS: We recruited participants from nine clinics across …
Authors
Oremus M; Tarride J-E; Clayton N; Group CW-T-PS; Raina P
Journal
Value in Health, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 77–83
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2014
DOI
10.1016/j.jval.2013.10.009
ISSN
1098-3015