Objectives The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) is a
universally applicable set of instruments, including item banks, short forms and computer …

Objectives To predict health state utility values (HSUVs) for individuals with up to 4
conditions simultaneously. Methods Person-level data were taken from the General Practice …

Objectives To estimate the burden of disease through 4 complementary procedures to years
lived with disability (YLDs) using the concept of attributable fraction and including analysis of …

Background A crucial component to improving patient care is better clinician understanding
of patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL). In orthopaedic surgery, HRQoL …

Objectives Cost of illness of patients with psoriasis (Ps), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and both
diseases (PsA+ Ps) is an important subject with implications from a health management …

Abstract Quality-of-life (QOL) measurement has a rich history in rheumatology, and although
the study of health measurements has expanded remarkably in recent years, there are a …

Background Evaluations of the impact of interventions for resource allocation purposes
commonly focus on health status. There is, however, also concern about broader impacts on …

Context Generic patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments are designed to capture health-
related quality-of-life outcomes and to determine treatment effectiveness from the patient's …

Purpose To investigate the co-influences of age and morbidity severity on physical health in
adult family practice populations. Methods Morbidity data in a 12-month period for 7,833 …

Objectives A perceived limitation of generic utility measures is lack of ability to capture
change relevant to disease-specific areas or interventions. To test whether core EQ-5D …