[HTML][HTML] Comparing measurement properties of the EQ-5D-3L, ICECAP-O, and ASCOT in frail older adults

KM van Leeuwen, JE Bosmans, APD Jansen… - Value in Health, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The ICEpop CAPability measure for Older people (ICECAP-O) and the
Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT) are preference-based measures for assessing …

[HTML][HTML] Mobility and cognition are associated with wellbeing and health related quality of life among older adults: a cross-sectional analysis of the Vancouver Falls …

JC Davis, S Bryan, LC Li, JR Best, CL Hsu, C Gomez… - BMC geriatrics, 2015 - Springer
Background Ascertaining individuals' quality of life and wellbeing is essential in public
health and clinical research. The impact of these two pressing geriatric syndromes–impaired …

[HTML][HTML] G-8 indicates overall and quality-adjusted survival in older head and neck cancer patients treated with curative radiochemotherapy

L Pottel, M Lycke, T Boterberg, H Pottel, L Goethals… - BMC cancer, 2015 - Springer
Background Evidence-based guidelines concerning the older head and neck cancer
(HNCA) patient are lacking. Accurate patient selection for optimal care management is …

Assessing sufficient capability: a new approach to economic evaluation

PM Mitchell, TE Roberts, PM Barton, J Coast - Social science & medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Amartya Sen's capability approach has been discussed widely in the health economics
discipline. Although measures have been developed to assess capability in economic …

[HTML][HTML] The relative impacts of disease on health status and capability wellbeing: a multi-country study

PM Mitchell, H Al-Janabi, J Richardson, A Iezzi… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
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 …

Cost-effectiveness and budget impact of Empirical vitamin D therapy on unintentional falls in older adults in the UK

CD Poole, J Smith, JS Davies - BMJ open, 2015 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To evaluate the health outcomes and economics associated with the current
guidance relating to the prevention of falls in the elderly through vitamin D supplementation …