An assessment of the psychometric performance of the Health Utilities Index 2 and 3 in children following discharge from a U.K. Pediatric intensive care unit

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 387-392

  Stevens, Katherine J ^a   Freeman, Jennifer V ^b  

^a Health Economics and Decision Science ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health status; intensive care; pediatrics; psychometrics; quality of life; quality adjusted life years

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH UTILITY INDEX 2; HEALTH UTILITY INDEX 3; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 84864283249     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e318238969a     Document Type: Article

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