Health-Related Quality of Life Measures
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Glossary
health state or condition and not based on an individuals perception of their own QOL. (2) HUI includes mortality in its outcome because death is given a value of zero and is included in calculations of the score of HU at a given time.
Health Utility Index Synonyms HUI2 HUI3 Definition This specific HU tool has been used and tested in many studies evaluating medical interventions in several disease states. Society’s financial burden of a medical intervention is determined by creating a QALY from Health Utility scores understanding the associated cost.
Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy Definition Any of a number of summary measures which use explicit weights to combine health expectancies for a set of discrete health states into a single indicator estimating the expectation of equivalent years of good health. Also referred to as ‘‘healthy life expectancy.’’
Health-Related Quality of Life Definition The (mainly) subjective quality of life of the individual in relation to health or in response to the onset of disease.
Health-Related Quality of Life for Eating Disorders Definition Self-administered profile questionnaire created in the year 2006 to measure health-related quality of life specific in eating disorders.
Health-Related Quality of Life Measures Definition Health-Related Quality of Life Measures are questionnaires that assess dimensions of quality of life that are directly modifiable by health.
Healthcare Providers Definition These are teams of clinicians and administrative staff who are responsible for delivering healthcare to the population. The clinical teams consist of doctors, nurses, scientists and therapists and are usually based in a hospital or healthcare centre setting.
Healthcare Purchasers Definition Healthcare Purchasers are administrative and clinical staffs who are responsible for obtaining healthcare treatments for the population in their catchment area from the healthcare providers. Healthcare purchasers have an annual budget from central government which has to be allocated for different healthcare interventions. Purchasers are usually based within a community based Primary Care Trust.
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