Based on individual preferences, quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) enable effective comparison and evaluation of various health interventions based not only on life expectancy, but also on health-related quality of life. The calculation of QALYs makes it possible to determine preferences for different health states, which can be measured by direct or indirect methods of “preference elicitation.”
In a recent CIRANO study, Thomas G. Poder, associate professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Montreal and CIRANO researcher, and Hosein Ameri empirically compare seven elicitation techniques for assessing the utilities associated with health states described by the Short-Form 6-Dimension version 2 (SF-6Dv2), with the standard gamble (SG) approach considered as the benchmark.
During this lunchtime webinar, the authors will explain their approach and present the results of their research, highlighting how the study's findings may prove indispensable in constructing indicators that take into account preferences specific to the Quebec context. The webinar will be moderated by Jason Robert Guertin, CIRANO researcher and associate professor in health technology economic evaluation in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine at Laval University.
This event will be in English.
