Measuring Effectiveness Based on Patient Experience (Instead of QALYs) in US Value Assessments.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A key challenge in value assessment is how to summarize effectiveness, particularly the impact of interventions on patient health-related quality of life (HRQoL). One approach is to quantify the gains in HRQoL and life expectancy together as quality-adjusted life years (QALYs); however, this approach has faced various criticisms regarding its potential discriminatory aspects toward persons with disabilities, older adults, and the most vulnerable individuals in society.

Methods

Instead of QALYs, we provide an alternative approach that summarizes HRQoL gains from the perspective of its stakeholders (e.g., patients, parents, and caregivers) using an "experience" scale. On an experience scale, a positive value signifies an experience better than having no experience a

SUBMITTER: Jumamyradov M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11782394 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature