Health Utilities Index (HUI®) system for assessing health-related quality of life in clinical studies
| dc.contributor.author | Furlong, William John. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis | en_US |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Canada | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-04-14T14:42:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-04-14T14:42:04Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2001 | en_US |
| dc.description | William J. Furlong ... [et al.]. | en_US |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-38). | en_US |
| dc.description | Also available via World Wide Web. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The 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 studies | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 56, 14 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.chepa.org/portals/0/pdf/01-02.pdf | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/17154 | |
| dc.publisher | Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, McMaster University | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | CHEPA working paper series 01-02 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Clinical Trials as Topic | en_US |
| dc.subject | methods | en_US |
| dc.subject | Quality of Life | en_US |
| dc.subject | Health Status Indicators | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cost-Benefit Analysis | en_US |
| dc.subject | Data Interpretation, Statistical | en_US |
| dc.subject | Reference Standards | en_US |
| dc.subject | Health status indicators Canada. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Health surveys Canada. | en_US |
| dc.title | Health Utilities Index (HUI®) system for assessing health-related quality of life in clinical studies | en_US |
| dc.type | text | en_US |