Understanding the effect of disease adaptation information on general population values for hypothetical health states

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1904-1912

  McTaggart Cowan, Helen ^a,b   Tsuchiya, Aki ^c,d   O'Cathain, Alicia ^c   Brazier, John ^c  

^a Canadian Centre for Applied Research in Cancer Control   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease adaptation; General population; Health state values; Time trade off; UK; Utility

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; DISEASE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ADAPTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ILLNESS EXPERIENCE; INFORMATION; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PERSONALITY; POPULATION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL VALUES; VALUE OF LIFE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79958752326     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.03.036     Document Type: Article

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