A condition-specific preference-based measure (CSPBM) is a measure of health-related
quality of life (HRQOL) that is specific to a certain condition or disease and that can be used …

Generic preference-based measures (GPBMs) of health are used to obtain the quality
adjustment weight required to calculate the quality-adjusted life year in health economic …

Quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) play an important role in reimbursement decisions when
one of the criteria is the cost–effectiveness of the health technology. While for many generic …

The assessment of health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) is an essential element of
healthcare evaluation. Hundreds of generic and specific HR-QOL instruments have been …

Background Health state utility values (HSUVs) are required to calculate quality-adjusted life-
years (QALYs). They are frequently derived from generic preference-based measures of …

Recommendations and guidelines for the collection, generation, source and usage of utility
data for health technology assessment (HTA) vary across different countries, with no …

Background: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends the use of
generic preference-based measures (GPBMs) of health for its Health Technology …

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 …

Preferences for health are required when the economic value of healthcare interventions are
assessed within the framework of cost-utility analysis. The objective of this paper was to …

Background There is much interest from stakeholders in understanding how health
technology assessment (HTA) committees make national funding decisions for health …