Health state valuation in mild to moderate cognitive impairment: Feasibility of computer-based, direct patient utility assessment

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 220-232

  Dawson, Neal V ^a,c   Singer, Mendel E ^a,c   Lenert, Leslie ^d   Patterson, Marian B ^b   Sami, Susie A ^b   Gonsenhouser, Iahn ^b   Lindstrom, Heather A ^b   Smyth, Kathleen A ^a,b   Barber, Melissa J ^b   Whitehouse, Peter J ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Computer based techniques; Dementia; Health state valuation; Reliability; Utilities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 41149143122     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: 1552681X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X07311750     Document Type: Article

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