Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1083279 | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 2008 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Our results suggest that the count of ADL dependencies does not adequately represent the utility for a health state. Cost-effectiveness analyses and other evaluations of programs that prevent or treat functional dependency should apply utility weights rather than relying on simple ADL counts.
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Authors
Tamara Sims, Tyson H. Holmes, Dena M. Bravata, Alan M. Garber, Lorene M. Nelson, Mary K. Goldstein,