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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/17154
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dc.contributor.authorFurlong, William John.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCentre for Health Economics and Policy Analysisen_US
dc.coverage.spatialCanadaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-14T14:42:04Z-
dc.date.available2015-04-14T14:42:04Z-
dc.date.issued2001en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.chepa.org/portals/0/pdf/01-02.pdfen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11375/17154-
dc.descriptionWilliam J. Furlong ... [et al.].en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 31-38).en_US
dc.descriptionAlso available via World Wide Web.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe paper reviews the Health Utilities Index (HUI(R)) as a means to describe health status and obtain utility scores reflecting health-related quality of life (HRQL). MATERIALS. The HUI Mark 2 (HUI2) and Mark 3 (HUI3) classification and scoring systems are described. The methods used to estimate multi-attribute utility functions for HUI2 and HUI3 are reviewed. The use of HUI in clinical studies for a wide variety of conditions in a large number of countries is illustrated. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS. HUI provides a comprehensive description of the health status of subjects in clinical studies. HUI has been shown to be a reliable, responsive and valid measure in a wide variety of clinical studies. Utility scores provide an overall assessment of the HRQL of patients. Utility scores are also useful in cost-utility analyses and related studies. General population norm data are available. The widespread use of HUI facilitates the interpretation of results and permits comparisons. CONCLUSIONS. HUI is a useful tool for assessing health status and HRQL in clinical studiesen_US
dc.format.extent56, 14 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.en_US
dc.publisherCentre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, McMaster Universityen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCHEPA working paper series 01-02en_US
dc.subjectClinical Trials as Topicen_US
dc.subjectmethodsen_US
dc.subjectQuality of Lifeen_US
dc.subjectHealth Status Indicatorsen_US
dc.subjectCost-Benefit Analysisen_US
dc.subjectData Interpretation, Statisticalen_US
dc.subjectReference Standardsen_US
dc.subjectHealth status indicators Canada.en_US
dc.subjectHealth surveys Canada.en_US
dc.titleHealth Utilities Index (HUI®) system for assessing health-related quality of life in clinical studiesen_US
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