PMD41 THE NATURE OF THE QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR (QALY) CALCULATION

“the effect of risk aversion on the demand for life insurance: the case of iranian life insurance market”

abstract: about 60% of total premium of insurance industry is pertained?to life policies in the world; while the life insurance total premium in iran is less than 6% of total premium in insurance industry in 2008 (sigma, no 3/2009). among the reasons that discourage the life insurance industry is the problem of adverse selection. adverse selection theory describes a situation where the inf...

Cost per QALY (Quality-Adjusted Life Year) and Lifetime Cost of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in Taiwan

INTRODUCTION Patients who require prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) are increasing and producing financial burdens worldwide. This study determines the cost per QALY (quality-adjusted life year), out-of-pocket expenses, and lifetime costs for PMV patients stratified by underlying diseases and cognition levels. METHODS A nationwide sample of 50,481 patients with continual mechanical venti...

Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial QALY quality-adjusted life-year TIA transient ischemic attack

1 From the Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (E.B., P.J.N., T.B.v.d.W., Y.v.d.G.) and Depts of Radiology (W.P.T.M.M.), Neurology (L.J.K.), and Vascular Surgery (B.C.E.), Univ Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, Rm D01.335, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands; Program for Assessment of Radiologic Technology, Dept of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Dept of Radiology, Era...

Measuring health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and quality-adjusted life years (QALY) in the critical care setting

this study investigated the relationship between quality of work life and organization citizenship behavior from the viewpoint of teachers in high schools in tehran city.

چکیده هدف از پژوهش حاضر بررسی رابطه کیفیت زندگی کاری و رفتار شهروندی سازمانی در مدارس مقطع متوسطه پسرانه شهر تهران از دیدگاه دبیران بود. روش پژوهش حاضر توصیفی و از نوع همبستگی بود. از بین دبیران مدارس شهر تهران تعداد 380 نفر به روش نمونه گیری خوشه ای چند مرحله ای به عنوان نمونه پژوهش انتخاب شدند و با تکمیل پرسشنامه ی کیفیت زندگی کاری والتون(1975) و پرسشنامه ی رفتار شهروندی سازمانی پودساکو...