Alternatives to the quality-adjusted life year: How well do they address common criticisms?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyze whether other outcome measures used in health technology assessment (HTA) address the criticisms of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs).

Data sources and study setting

HTA methods guidance from 11 US comparator countries (the G10 and Australia) and six value frameworks from US organizations were reviewed to identify health outcome measures currently used to evaluate the benefits of a drug.

Study design

The study involved a documentary analysis of guidelines to identify outcome measures used by the sampled HTA organizations. Similar outcomes were grouped together into outcome types. Each type was analyzed to determine the extent to which it replicates key advantages and responds to criticisms of QALYs extracted from the literature.

Extraction me

SUBMITTER: Rand LZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10012222 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature