Conference
The Development and Use of Quality-of-Life Measures to Evaluate Health Outcomes in Japan
Abstract
Health outcomes measurement forms a key aspect of data collection for economic evaluations. Quality-of-life instruments provide a measure of patient-focused health outcomes. Such instruments, including the EuroQoL questionnaire (EQ-5D) and the Short-form 36 (SF-36) are already being used in Japan.Utility instruments provide an alternative way of measuring quality of life for use in economic analyses. At present, utility measurement in Japan is …
Authors
Fukuhara S; Ikegami N; Torrance GW; Nishimura S; Drummond M; Schubert F
Volume
20
Pagination
pp. 17-23
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
November 2002
DOI
10.2165/00019053-200220002-00003
Conference proceedings
PharmacoEconomics
Issue
Suppl 2
ISSN
1170-7690