Cost-effectiveness of integrated care in frail elderly using the ICECAP-O and EQ-5D: does choice of instrument matter?

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 437-450

  Makai, Peter ^a   Looman, Willemijn ^b   Adang, Eddy ^a   Melis, René ^a   Stolk, Elly ^b   Fabbricotti, Isabelle ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Capability approach; Cost effectiveness; Frail elderly; ICECAP O; Integrated care

Indexed keywords

AGED; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ECONOMICS; ELDERLY CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTROLLED BEFORE-AFTER STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84936767843     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: 16187601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-014-0583-7     Document Type: Article

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