A key outcome in the evaluation of health technologies is the quality adjusted life year
(QALY) which is often estimated using health measures such as the EuroQol instruments …

Background This paper describes the psychometric properties of the WHOQOL-OLD, an add-
on module to the World Health Organization's Quality of Life measure for older people in a …

Background With an ageing population, the number of people with dementia is rising. The
economic impact on the health care system is considerable and new treatment methods and …

Background and objective Quality of life (QoL) is a multi-dimensional concept and its
assessment is one of important themes of care for older people. Assessing QoL in older …

Introduction We revisited the global concept of subjective quality of life (QoL) as assessed by
the WHOQOL-BREF to investigate whether it could be elaborated into a conceptually more …

This study aimed at adapting the Questionnaire Quality of Life in Epilepsy (QOLIE-89 version
1.0: Vickrey et al., 1993), Quality of Life in Epilepsy QoLIE-89 RAND (Santa Monica, CA)] so …

Current UK policy with respect to the provision of health and social care for older people
suggests that greater integration is required. Economists' attempts to assist resource …

Purpose The objective of this paper is to describe the four-stage methodology used to obtain
utility scores for the Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL)-8D, a 35-item 8 dimension multi …

In this article, we will focus on how preferences and utilities are measured, including the
strengths and limitations of various approaches, discuss their use in estimating quality …

Background: while life expectancy among older people has been lengthened due to
improved public health and medical interventions, the importance of health-related quality of …