Measuring Family HRQoL Spillover Effects Using Direct Health Utility Assessment

Conclusions. The effects of illness extend beyond the individual patient to include effects on caregivers of patients, parents of ill children, spouses, and other close family and household members. Cost-effectiveness analyses should consider the inclusion of health-related quality of life spillover effects in addition to caregiving time costs incurred by family members of ill individuals.

Source: Medical Decision Making - December 17, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Prosser, L. A., Lamarand, K., Gebremariam, A., Wittenberg, E. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research