Statistical Alchemy: Conceptual Validity and Mapping to Generate Health State Utility Values

Utility Estimation of Health Status of Cancer Patients by Mapping for Cost-Utility Analysis

Background: It is important to obtain accurate information about the preferences of people for measuring quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), because it is necessary for cost-utility analysis. In this regard, mapping is a method to access this information. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to map Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – General (FACT-G) onto Short Form Six Dimension (SF...

A Conceptual model on the pharmacogenomics implementation complications: An applied qualitative research based on national drug policy components

Introduction: Pharmacogenomics may well have substantial effects on the clinical, economic and regulatory aspects of health sector; which can lead to complications in access. Therefore, there is a need for evidence-based frameworks based on national drug policy components. The objective of the current study is to identify pharmacogenomics-based complications and develop a conceptual model. Mate...

Content Evaluation of the Pre-marriage Education Program Provided by the State Welfare Organization of Iran: The Perspective of Marriage Experts and Educators

  Content Evaluation of the Pre-marriage Education Program Provided by the State Welfare Organization of Iran: The Perspective of Marriage Experts and Educators Pegah Goodarzi1, Shahram Vaziri2 *, Saeed Akbari Zardkhaneh3 1Ph.D. Student, Department of Health Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran 2Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Clinical Psycho...

 Abstract: Packing rectangular shapes into a rectangular space is one of the most important discussions on Cutting & Packing problems (C;P) such as: cutting problem, bin-packing problem and distributor's pallet loading problem, etc. Assume a set of rectangular pieces with specific lengths, widths and utility values. Also assume a rectangular packing space with specific width and length. The obj...

Estimating health-state utility values for patients with recurrent ovarian cancer using Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - General mapping algorithms.

OBJECTIVES In the absence of EuroQol 5D data, mapping algorithms can be used to predict health-state utility values (HSUVs) for use in economic evaluation. In a placebo-controlled Phase II study of olaparib maintenance therapy (NCT00753545), health-related quality of life was measured using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Ovarian (FACT-O) questionnaire. Our objective was to genera...