Tests of utility independence when health varies over time.

Tests of Utility Independence in the Qaly Model When Health Varies over Time: Two Experimental Studies

New and Robust Tests of QALYs when Health Varies over Time

This paper performs new and more robust tests of the QALY model when health varies over time. Our tests do not involve confounding assumptions and are robust to violations of expected utility. Our results support the use of QALYs at the aggregate level, i.e. in economic evaluations of health care. At the individual level, there is less support for QALYs. The individual data are, however, largel...

Multiattribute Structure for QALYs

H status is inherently a multiattribute construct. We examine multiattribute utility decompositions for the quality-adjusted life year (QALY) utility model commonly employed in medical decision and costeffectiveness analyses. We consider several independence conditions on preference, including the classical notions of preferential independence and utility independence, as well as new related no...

Teriparatide in the Treatment of Severe Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Cost-Utility Analysis in Iran

Background: Teriparatide is a new agent serves as a treatment of choice for severe post-menopausal osteoporotic patients who are at a high risk of fracture or have failed or been intolerant of previous osteoporosis therapy. The objective of this study is estimating the cost-utility of Teriparatide compared with no treatment from health system perspective in Iran. Method: A microsimulation...

Teriparatide in the Treatment of Severe Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Cost-Utility Analysis in Iran

Background: Teriparatide is a new agent serves as a treatment of choice for severe post-menopausal osteoporotic patients who are at a high risk of fracture or have failed or been intolerant of previous osteoporosis therapy. The objective of this study is estimating the cost-utility of Teriparatide compared with no treatment from health system perspective in Iran. Method: A microsimulation...