Impact of illness and death: comparison of Load and QALY models.

IF 1.3 Q4 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
Tim Benson
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Abstract

Background: When allocating resources health decision-makers make trade-offs between different outcomes, such as morbidity and mortality. The Load and QALY (quality-adjusted life year) models are two approaches that have been developed to help value health and care outcomes.

Methods: I briefly describe preference judgements, the Load and QALY models.

Results: The same preference judgement, based on the standard gamble, is applied to a single hypothetical individual's lifetime, who dies at age 75 after 3 years of illness. In this example, the morbidity/mortality ratio using the Load model is 50 times higher than using the QALY model.

Conclusions: These findings, placing greater value on illness, call for further exploration, and in particular, whether the Load model can reshape healthcare policies and resource allocation.

疾病和死亡的影响:Load和QALY模型的比较。
背景:在分配资源时,卫生决策者会在不同的结果(如发病率和死亡率)之间进行权衡。负荷和质量调整生命年(QALY)模型是帮助评估健康和护理结果的两种方法。方法:简要介绍了偏好判断、Load和QALY模型。结果:基于标准赌博的相同偏好判断适用于单个假设个体的一生,该个体在患病3年后死于75岁。在本例中,使用Load模型的发病率/死亡率比使用QALY模型高50倍。结论:这些发现更重视疾病,需要进一步探索,特别是Load模型是否可以重塑医疗保健政策和资源分配。
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BMJ Open Quality
BMJ Open Quality Nursing-Leadership and Management
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