Carer Health-Related Quality of Life: A Review of Modelling Considerations in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Technology Appraisals (2000-2023).

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Carer health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is increasingly used to support health technology assessments conducted by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Modelling approaches and underlying rationales considered in NICE appraisals before the publication of the 'Spillovers in Health Economic Evaluation and Research' guidance were reviewed, alongside committee feedback and stated preferences.

Methods

The NICE website ( www.nice.org.uk ) was searched for final appraisal determinations (FADs) from 2000 to August 2023 that considered carer HRQoL. FADs were reviewed for an expression of whether carer HRQoL data were considered qualitatively (without formal economic modelling) or quantitatively (incorporated into cost-utility analyses) in deci

SUBMITTER: Ahmadu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12559481 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature