Outcomes & Quality of Life

Terms for measuring and valuing health outcomes, including patient-reported outcomes, utility values and QALYs.

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Value SetUtility Tariff, Preference Tariff

The complete collection of utility weights from a population valuation study, used to convert every combination of instrument responses into a utility score.

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Visual Analogue ScaleVAS, Visual Analog Scale

A health state valuation method in which respondents mark a perceived health state on a continuous line anchored between worst and best imaginable health.

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