Journal article
Incorporating Utility-Based Quality-of-Life Assessment Measures in Clinical Trials
Abstract
The utility approach to the measurement of health-related quality of life is discussed and its theoretical foundations and compatibility with economic evaluation are explained. The advantages of the approach include its generalizability, comprehensiveness, ability to integrate mortality and morbidity effects, ability to represent multiple viewpoints, and its incorporation of time and risk preferences in the scores. Disadvantages include …
Authors
Feeny DH; Torrance GW
Journal
Medical Care, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. s190–s204
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
March 1989
DOI
10.1097/00005650-198903001-00016
ISSN
0025-7079