A social tariff of EuroQol time trade-off (TTO) values was recently presented. We compared the social tariff and patient TTO values among 104 women with mild and severe menopausal symptoms. The social tariff and patient TTO values were elicited both after and before hormone replacement therapy...

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The study aimed to estimate the value of the change in health in Sweden 1980|81 to 1996|97. Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) for men and women at specific ages were estimated for 1980|81, 1988|89 and 1996|97, by combining survival rates and health state scores. Data from the Swedish Survey of...

It has been suggested that an open-ended follow-up question should be added to the binary contingent valuation question. Before this is generally recommended, it is important to evaluate the properties of such follow-up questions. Using a split sample approach, we test whether the open-ended...

The aim of this study was to estimate the change in socio-economic differences in life expectancy and in quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), for men and women at different ages, in Sweden 1980 to 1997. We used data from the Swedish Survey of Living Conditions (the ULF survey), which is linked...