| Literature DB >> 9743315 |
M V Bala1, L L Wood, G A Zarkin, E C Norton, A Gafni, B O'Brien.
Abstract
Quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) and willingness to pay (WTP) are two preference-based measures of health-related outcomes. In this article, we compare these two measures in eliciting individuals' preferences for health outcomes associated with shingles. To collect the necessary preference data, we administered computer-interactive interviews to a sample of 65- to 70-year-olds. We found no significant correlation between QALYs and WTP across individuals. We discuss our findings and argue that our results raise questions about whether QALYs and WTP are equivalent preference-based measures of health outcomes.Mesh：
Year: 1998 PMID： 9743315 DOI： 10.1016/s0895-4356(98)00036-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Epidemiol ISSN： 0895-4356 Impact factor: 6.437