QALY-time: experts' view on the use of the quality-adjusted LIFE year in COST-effectiveness analysis in palliative care

• Main Authors: Anne B. Wichmann (Author), Lia C. M. J. Goltstein (Author), Ndidi J. Obihara (Author), Madeleine R. Berendsen (Author), M. Van Houdenhoven (Author), R. Sean Morrison (Author), Bridget M. Johnston (Author), Y. Engels (Author), on behalf of the Radboud Honours Academy Think Tank (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The Quality-Adjusted Life Year (QALY) is internationally recognized as standard metric of health outcomes in cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) in healthcare. The ongoing debate concerning the appropriateness of its use for decision-making in palliative care has been recently map...