Estimating utility weights and quality-adjusted life year loss for colorectal cancer-related health states in Korea.

ABSTRACT: We aimed to assess utility weight of health states associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) that reflect the societal preference of the Korean population and to estimate the quality-adjusted life year (QALY) loss with CRC. We recruited 607 individuals from the Korean population; they were surveyed via face-to-face computer-assisted interviews. The participants evaluated each CRC-associated health state using standard gamble. Utility weight for each health state was calculated as the possibility of full health restoration. Moreover, we estimated total QALY loss due to CRC in Korean individuals aged ≥30 years in 2013. To calculate QALY due to morbidity, we yielded utility weights and used epidemiologic data of CRC on severity from the National Cancer Control Institute. QALY loss due to mortal

SUBMITTER: Lee JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5514107 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature