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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"QALY"”.

  1. Uses and abuses of QALY analysis

    Holmes, Ann M.University of British Columbia1993

    … services research has been the development of QALYs (quality adjusted life years) as a measure of health status. This thesis investigates, in three essays, the use of QALYs in health care project evaluation and as an indicator of societal health. The first essay examines the validity (defined …

    ubc Repository record

  2. Optimizing Value from Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Cost-Utility Analysis Comparing Age, Sex and Clinical Subgroups

    Leggett, LauraGraduate Studies2014

    … incremental cost per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gained for cardiac rehabilitation is $37,662. The incremental cost per QALY gained varies by subgroup, from $18,101 per QALY gained to $104,518 per QALY gained. There is significant uncertainty in the estimates due to uncertainty in the …

    calgary Repository record

  3. Capability Well-being and Health: Monetary Valuation and Population Normative Data

    Thema, Mabore Lehlogonolo Emma-AliceBudapesti Corvinus Egyetem2026

    … goods like quality-adjusted life year (QALYs). It is an approach that uses econometric regression analysis for the estimation of a shadow price for non-market goods. Moving beyond the QALY, capability instruments have in recent years been hailed for providing broader evaluative potential …

    corvinus Repository record

  4. Is SABR cost-effective in oligometastatic cancer? An economic analysis of SABR-COMET randomized trial

    Chen, YujieThe University of Western Ontario2019

    … of $100,000/quality adjusted life year (QALY) was used. SABR was cost-effective in the base case, at an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of $37,157/ QALY gained over a lifetime horizon, as compared to the SoC. Therefore, administering SABR is cost-effective for patients with 1-5 …

    uwo Repository record

  5. Análisis de costo-utilidad de los Campamentos Centros de Bienestar Respiratorio, desde la perspectiva del paciente, Ciudad de Guatemala, 2021

    Molina Sánchez, MercedesPontificia Universidad Javeriana2022

    … el costo por años de vida ajustados a calidad (QALY) desde la perspectiva del paciente que consulta a los CCBR, Ciudad de Guatemala 2021. Metodología: Evaluación económica en salud tipo costo-utilidad, transversal, descriptivo, desde la perspectiva del paciente que acudió a los CCBR comparando …

    javeriana Repository record

  6. ETHNO-RACIAL DISPARITIES IN HEALTH OUTCOMES: EVIDENCE FROM THE AGING POPULATION

    Odufuwa, Olufolake2017

    … is measured using Quality adjusted life year (QALY) gain as well as health outcomes such as healthy days, weekly physical activity days and Timed Up-and-Go (TUG) test scores. Results indicate that the program is a cost-effective strategy for increasing physical activity and improving healthy …

    unm Repository record

  7. A cost-utility and budget impact analysis of long-acting insulin analogues, (determir, glargine and degludec) for the treatment of adults with T1DM in South Africa

    Verryn, MarkUnknown2023

    … to NPH insulin (ICER of 10,783.75 USD/QALY). However, insulin detemir was still not cost-effective in relation to South Africa's cost-effectiveness threshold (CET 1,175 - 8,909 USD/QALY). The NPH insulin twice daily regimen was also found to dominate the NPH once daily regimen. …

    cape-town Repository record

  8. The Effectiveness of Teleglaucoma versus In-patient Examination. Assessment: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

    Thomas, Sera-MelisaThe University of Western Ontario2015

    … The ICER calculated for teleglaucoma was $27,460/QALY. In conclusion, teleglaucoma was found to be more cost-effective than in-person examination in rural areas.

    uwo Repository record

  9. Stepped Care for Smoking Cessation: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and Simulation of Future Outcomes

    Franklin, Brandi E.2016

    … analyses were $49,025 and $48,956, respectively; QALYS gained were 8.62 and 8.6, for the aforementioned analyses. Successful cessation yielded incremental cost-effectiveness of $3,450 per QALY. In sensitivity analysis, incremental cost-effectiveness varied from cost-saving to $13,700 per QALY.</p> …

    tenn-hsc Repository record

  10. Economic evaluations in adopting new vaccines in the Finnish national vaccination programme

    Salo, HeiniHelsingin yliopisto2017

    … (excluding indirect herd effects) the cost per QALY gained was EUR 54 600. In the economic re-evaluation, including the indirect herd effects of the vaccination programme in older age groups reduced the cost per QALY gained to EUR 20 600. The influenza vaccination programme of healthy children …

    helsinki Repository record

  11. Physical activity on prescription in primary care. Impact on physical activity level, metabolic health and health-related quality of life, and its cost-effectiveness - a short- and long-term perspective

    Lundqvist, Stefan2020

    … the cost per gained quality adjusted life years (QALY) for the PT group compared to the HCC group was 147 250 SEK. The willingness to pay for a QALY needed to be > 150 000 SEK for the PT strategy to be a cost-effective choice compared to the HCC strategy indicating a moderate level of costs per …

    goteborg Repository record

  12. Process of Care and Outcome of Critically Ill Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

    Alali, Abdulaziz2014

    … gain was 1.5 quality-adjusted life years (QALYs)] but at higher costs (incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was $9,565/QALY gained). The main implication is that decompressive craniectomy, for this indication, is a more attractive strategy relative to barbiturate coma at commonly accepted …

    toronto-retro Repository record

  13. Prescribed physical activity. A health economic analysis.

    Romé, ÅsaPhysiotherapy2014

    … in terms of quality of life and cost per QALY, respectively [paper IV]. The study was a randomized clinical trial with a 4-month intervention. In all, 528 inactive individuals were randomized to either a high-dose or a low-dose group. The high-dose group consisted in supervised group …

    lund Repository record

  14. Comparación farmacoeconómica (costo – utilidad / beneficio / efectividad) del Rituximab, con el tratamiento convencional para pacientes con Linfoma No Hodgkins

    Barrios Robayo, YennyUniversidad del Rosario2013

    … los resultados obtenidos mediante AVISA, y QALY, confirmaron los resultados evidenciados en literatura, siendo estas las variables más sensibles para determinación de protocolos de manejo de Linfoma No Hodgkin. Conclusiones: aunque el Rituximab es una buena opción terapéutica para el Linfoma …

    rosario Repository record

  15. Management of late term pregnancy

    Alkmark, Mårten2021

    … life year (LY) and quality adjusted life year (QALY). Paper IV was a prospective cohort study on efficacy, safety and women’s childbirth experience of IOL with oral misoprostol (OM) (n=744) compared with transvaginal balloon catheter (TVBC) (n=469). Women included in Paper I, who needed cervical …

    goteborg Repository record

  16. Allocating healthcare resources on the basis of personal responsibility for ill-health: what role (if any) should public opinion play? A socio-ethical analysis

    Chaloner, ChristopherUniversity of East Anglia2013

    … including healthcare distribution via the 'QALY' approach, the incorporation of distributional weighting of health benefits and the influence of social values on healthcare provision. It is concluded that an enhanced public contribution could be attained by systematically investigating how …

    east-anglia Repository record

  17. Childhood varicella vaccination: an evaluation of clinical effectiveness, safety and cost effectiveness in Ireland

    Ahern, SusanUniversity College Cork2024

    … (ICER) of €8,700 per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gained. Relative to a one-dose strategy, a two-dose strategy would be less cost effective with an ICER of approximately €45,000 per QALY gained, with little difference in the cost effectiveness of a two-dose short interval and a two-dose long …

    cork Repository record

  18. Case management for frail older people. Effects on healthcare utilisation, cost in relation to utility, and experiences of the intervention

    Sandberg, MagnusLund University, Faculty of Medicine2013

    … for calculations of Quality-adjusted life-years (QALY), informal care, municipal home care and municipal home services (Study III) were collected through structured interviews at baseline and 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after baseline. Study IV had a qualitative design and interviews were made with 14 …

    lund Repository record

  19. Trends and health economic aspects of service delivery of glaucoma

    Boodhna, T.City, University of London2017

    … ratio of £30,000 per quality adjusted life year (QALY), identifying an incremental cost effectiveness ratio (ICER) of £21,679. The findings of the model however were potentially sensitive to the modelled infrastructure improvement costs required to undertake the proposed guidelines and a costing …

    city-london Repository record

  20. Behavioural Activation for Depression: a systematic review and controlled clinical trial

    Ekers, DavidUniversity of York2011

    … cost effectiveness ratio of £5756 per QALY indicates with a 97% probability that BA delivered by non-specialists is more cost effective than usual primary care at a threshold value of £20,000. Conclusion Behavioural Activation is an effective psychological treatment for depression that …

    whiterose Repository record

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