| Titre | L'indicateur QALYs à la lumière de la théorie de l'utilité espérée multi-attribut explicitement décomposée | |
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| Auteur | Anne-Marie Fericelli, Catherine Le Galès, Catherine Buron | |
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Revue | Economie et prévision |
| Numéro | no 129-130, 1997/3-4 Nouvelles approches micro-économiques de la santé | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Nouvelles approches micro-économiques de la santé Les outils d'analyse et de mesure en économie de la santé |
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| Page | 55-71 | |
| Résumé anglais |
An Explanatory Analysis of the QALYs Indicator in the Light of Multi- Attribute Utility Theory by Catherine Buron, Catherine Le Gales and Anne-Marie Fericelli
For the past few years a number of health microeconomists have been suggesting that quality adjusted life years (QALYs) should be included in economic analysis. The first half of the paper offers a critical review of existing QALYs models in the light of Keeney and Raiffa's multi-attribute utility theory (MUT). In the second half, the conditions for QALYs modelling with this theory are explained and the various hypotheses (independence in terms of utility, mutual utility and additive utility) are stated and then discussed. Whilst highlighting the lack of evidence for the empirical validity of the hypotheses required for QALYs modelling consistent with the MUT, the survey demonstrates the importance of the MUT for modelling utility functions relating to chronic states of health. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/ecop_0249-4744_1997_num_129_3_5864 |
