Outcomes & Quality of Life

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

  • Topic: Outcomes & Quality of Life
  • 38 terms
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TariffSet Fee Schedule, Administered Price

The specific set of utility weights, derived from a population valuation study, used to convert health status instrument responses into a single score.

Time Trade-OffTTO, Life-Year Trade-Off

A health state valuation method asking how many years in full health a respondent would consider equal to a longer period in an impaired state.

UtilityPreference Satisfaction, Wellbeing Measure

A numerical representation of the satisfaction, wellbeing, or preference an individual derives from a particular outcome, state, or good.

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.

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.

Years Lived with DisabilityYLD

A component of the disability-adjusted life year representing healthy years lost to a non-fatal condition, found by multiplying its prevalence by its disability weight.