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Valuing QALYs at the end of life

Social Science & Medicine, vol. 113, pp. 5 – 14. (2014).

Autores: Jose Luis Pinto Prades, Fernando Ignacio Sánchez Martínez, Belén Corbacho, Rachel Baker.

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The possibility of weighting QALYs differently for different groups of patients has been a source of debate. Most recently, this debate has been extended to the relative value of QALYs at the end of life (EoL). The objective of this study is to provide evidence of societal preferences in relation to this topic.

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Validation and comparison of 15-D and EQ-5D-5L instruments in a Spanish Parkinson’s disease population sample

Quality of Life Research, vol. 23(4), pp. 1315 – 1326. (2014).

Autores: Miguel Ángel García-Gordillo, Borja del Pozo-Cruz, José Carmelo Adsuar, Fernando Ignacio Sánchez-Martínez, José María Abellán-Perpiñán.

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To contribute to the ongoing discussion on the choice of a preference-based health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instrument to be used in cost-effectiveness analysis by studying and comparing the validity, sensitivity and relative efficiency of 15-D and EuroQol 5D 5L (EQ-5D-5L) in a Spanish Parkinson’s disease (PD) population sample.

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