In health economics, proponents of the capability approach argue that the value of health
improvements should be evaluated us broad domains which reflect the capabilities of an …

Developing an instrument with the capability approach can be challenging, since the
capability concept of Sen is ambiguous concerning the burdens that people experience …

The capability approach is an approach to assessing well-being developed by Amartya Sen.
Interest in this approach has resulted in several attempts to develop questionnaires to …

The primary aims of this review are to document capability applications in the health field
and to explore the objectives and decision-rules of studies measuring capability more …

Recent years have seen increased engagement amongst health economists with the
capability approach developed by Amartya Sen and others. This paper focuses on the …

There is growing interest in operationalising the capability approach to measure quality of
life. This paper reports the results of a research project undertaken in 2007 that sought to …

Purpose Given increasing interest in using the capability approach for health economic
evaluations and a growing literature, this paper aims to synthesise current information about …

Introduction Developing an instrument with an ambiguous construct can be challenging.
With the capability approach, this is argued to be case, since the concept of capability by …

A core feature of the capability approach is that a person's capabilities (what they are able to
do and be in their life) can differ from their functionings (what they actually do and are in their …

Health has an important role in the achievement of a good quality of life. Many public
policies intended to enhance individual and population health. Amartya Sen's Capability …