Appropriate discounting rules in economic evaluations have received considerable attention
in the literature and in national guidelines for economic evaluations. Rightfully so, as …

Introduction Preference-based instruments measuring health status express the value of
specific health states in a single number. One method used is time trade-off (TTO). Health …

Objectives The objective of this study was to develop a value set for EQ-5D-5L based on the
societal preferences of the German population. As the first country to do so, the study design …

Objective To derive a US-based value set for the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire using an
international, standardized protocol developed by the EuroQol Group. Methods …

Prospect Theory: For Risk and Ambiguity, provides a comprehensive and accessible
textbook treatment of the way decisions are made both when we have the statistical …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to develop a measure of social care outcome, an
equivalent to the quality-adjusted life year (QALY) in health, which could be used in a range …

Health Economics presents a systematic treatment of the economics of health behavior and
health care delivery. Appropriate both for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of …

Quiconque juge évalue; à ce titre, l'évaluation est universelle. Mais cette activité humaine
peut être plus ou moins formalisée, et des stratégies peuvent être adoptées pour en …

This paper presents empirical findings from the comparison between two principal
preference elicitation techniques: discrete choice experiments and profile-based best–worst …

Background and objective Utilities (values representing preferences) for healthcare priority
setting are typically obtained indirectly by asking patients to fill in a quality of life …