Is the valuation of a QALY gained independent of age? Some empirical evidence

Johannesson, MagnusStockholm School of Economics,Handelshögskolan i Stockholm (author)

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https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-6296(96)00516-4DOI

To carry out cost-effectiveness analyses with life-years or quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) gained as effectiveness measures has become increasingly popular in economic evaluations of health care. Cropper et al. (1994) have used survey data to estimate the trade-off between saving lives at different ages. They found that saving eleven 60-year-olds was judged equivalent to saving one 30-year-old. Individuals thus placed more weight on saving young persons than implied by the use of life-years gained as an effectiveness measure. A study based on the same approach as used by Cropper et al. aims to estimate the trade-off between saving lives at different ages. In contrast to Cropper et al. (1994), the study also calculates life-years and QALYs at different ages to estimate the trade-off between life-years and QALYs gained at different ages.

Johansson, Per-OlovStockholm School of Economics,Handelshögskolan i Stockholm(Swepub:hhs)203@hhs.se (author)
Handelshögskolan i StockholmStockholm School of Economics (creator_code:org_t)

In:Journal of health economics: Elsevier Sequoia S.A16:5, s. 589-5991879-16460167-6296

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