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View article: The Influence of Perspective on the Valuation of the EQ-5D-Y-3L: A Comparison Using the OPUF Tool and a Discrete Choice Experiment
The Influence of Perspective on the Valuation of the EQ-5D-Y-3L: A Comparison Using the OPUF Tool and a Discrete Choice Experiment Open
Our results suggest that the valuation of the EQ-5D-Y-3L is affected by the perspective that adult respondents are asked to take. Researchers should be aware of the potential impact and ensure that relevant stakeholders understand this whe…
View article: How well do participants understand the questions asked in the Online Personal Utility Functions (OPUF) approach? A cognitive debrief of the EQ-HWB-S (EQ Health and Wellbeing Short version) valuation
How well do participants understand the questions asked in the Online Personal Utility Functions (OPUF) approach? A cognitive debrief of the EQ-HWB-S (EQ Health and Wellbeing Short version) valuation Open
View article: Implementation of Social Media in Education Sector: A study
Implementation of Social Media in Education Sector: A study Open
Social media platforms are changing the way businesses operate. The education sector is no exception and is positively impacted by the use of social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube. Recently,…
View article: OP65 Focusing On What Matters Most: A Public Dialogue On How NICE Should Prioritize Topics In Health Technology Assessment
OP65 Focusing On What Matters Most: A Public Dialogue On How NICE Should Prioritize Topics In Health Technology Assessment Open
Introduction To meet the needs of an evolving health and care system, the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is changing its approach to topic prioritization so it can focus on what matters most. To support this, NICE …
View article: OP50 NICE Listens: Engaging The Public On How Environmental Sustainability Should Be Considered In Health Technology Assessment
OP50 NICE Listens: Engaging The Public On How Environmental Sustainability Should Be Considered In Health Technology Assessment Open
Introduction Involving the public is essential to building trust in health technology assessment (HTA) organizations. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) runs a deliberative public engagement program, NICE Listens.…
View article: PD33 Using Environmental Impact Data To Support Health Technology Assessment At The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: An Options Appraisal
PD33 Using Environmental Impact Data To Support Health Technology Assessment At The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: An Options Appraisal Open
Introduction The National Health Service (NHS) in England aims to be carbon neutral by 2045, acknowledging the link between planetary and human health. By 2028, NHS suppliers will need to report carbon footprint data for their products, in…
View article: OP46 A New Modular Approach To Updating National Institute For Health And Care Excellence Manuals
OP46 A New Modular Approach To Updating National Institute For Health And Care Excellence Manuals Open
Introduction Methods and processes for health technology assessment (HTA) must be sufficiently flexible to reflect emerging best practice and adapt to changes in the health and care landscape. They must also be clearly documented and subje…
View article: Who should value children's health and how? An international Delphi study
Who should value children's health and how? An international Delphi study Open
Valuing child health necessitates normative methodological decisions on whose preferences should be elicited and who should be imagined as experiencing impaired health. Formal guidance is limited and expert consensus unclear. This study so…
View article: Using the OPUF approach to create a value set for the EQ-HWB-S: An exploratory feasibility study
Using the OPUF approach to create a value set for the EQ-HWB-S: An exploratory feasibility study Open
Objectives The EQ-HWB-S (EQ Health and Wellbeing Short version) is a new generic measure of health, social care and carer related quality of life, specifically developed to generate utility values. However, its nine dimensions pose a chall…
View article: Rationale, conceptual issues, and resultant protocol for a mixed methods Person Trade Off (PTO) and qualitative study to estimate and understand the relative value of gains in health for children and young people compared to adults
Rationale, conceptual issues, and resultant protocol for a mixed methods Person Trade Off (PTO) and qualitative study to estimate and understand the relative value of gains in health for children and young people compared to adults Open
Background Economic evaluation of healthcare typically assumes that an identical health gain to different patients has the same social value. There is some evidence that the public may give greater value to gains for children and young peo…
View article: Role of Virtual Reality in Treating Anxiety in Child & Adolescent
Role of Virtual Reality in Treating Anxiety in Child & Adolescent Open
Introduction Anxiety disorder affects nearly 9.4% of children aged 3-17 years.1 Virtual Reality (VR) provides an alternative for managing anxiety due to immersive, multisensory, and excellent distraction. Objectives The aim is to evaluate …
View article: The Nice Experience of Designing and Utilising Severity Weights
The Nice Experience of Designing and Utilising Severity Weights Open
View article: Recommendations for Emerging Good Practice and Future Research in Relation to Family and Caregiver Health Spillovers in Health Economic Evaluations: A Report of the SHEER Task Force
Recommendations for Emerging Good Practice and Future Research in Relation to Family and Caregiver Health Spillovers in Health Economic Evaluations: A Report of the SHEER Task Force Open
View article: We need to talk about values: a proposed framework for the articulation of normative reasoning in health technology assessment
We need to talk about values: a proposed framework for the articulation of normative reasoning in health technology assessment Open
It is acknowledged that health technology assessment (HTA) is an inherently value-based activity that makes use of normative reasoning alongside empirical evidence. But the language used to conceptualise and articulate HTA's normative aspe…
View article: Modelling Spillover Effects on Informal Carers: The Carer QALY Trap
Modelling Spillover Effects on Informal Carers: The Carer QALY Trap Open
View article: How can environmental impacts be incorporated in health technology assessment, and how impactful would this be?
How can environmental impacts be incorporated in health technology assessment, and how impactful would this be? Open
View article: Estimation of Health State Utility Values in Fabry Disease Using Vignette Development and Valuation
Estimation of Health State Utility Values in Fabry Disease Using Vignette Development and Valuation Open
Background Health state utilities are measures of health-related quality of life that reflect the value placed on improvements in patients’ health status and are necessary for estimation of quality-adjusted life-years. Health state utility…
View article: Estimation of Health State Utility Values in Fabry Disease Using Vignette Development and Valuation
Estimation of Health State Utility Values in Fabry Disease Using Vignette Development and Valuation Open
Background: Health state utilities are measures of health-related quality of life that reflect the value placed on improvements in patients’ health status and are necessary for estimation of quality-adjusted life-years. Health state utilit…
View article: Environmental impact assessment in health technology assessment: principles, approaches, and challenges
Environmental impact assessment in health technology assessment: principles, approaches, and challenges Open
To reduce harm to the environment resulting from the production, use, and disposal of health technologies, there are different options for how health technology assessment (HTA) agencies can consider environmental information. We identifie…
View article: OP79 Incorporating Environmental Impacts Into Health Technology Assessment: An Examination Of Potential Approaches And Challenges
OP79 Incorporating Environmental Impacts Into Health Technology Assessment: An Examination Of Potential Approaches And Challenges Open
Introduction In light of government and healthcare system commitments to reducing the carbon footprint of healthcare, health technology assessment (HTA) agencies are increasingly motivated to investigate how to consider environmental susta…
View article: OP84 Cost Consequence Analysis: A Potential Framework To Incorporate Patient Preferences Into Health Technology Assessment And Reimbursement Decisions
OP84 Cost Consequence Analysis: A Potential Framework To Incorporate Patient Preferences Into Health Technology Assessment And Reimbursement Decisions Open
Introduction Patient preferences (PPs) are an important source of evidence in health technology assessment (HTA). However, a methodological framework to achieve their integration in decision-making is lacking. We aim to investigate the pot…
View article: PD56 Conceptual Issues In The Valuation Of Health States In Children
PD56 Conceptual Issues In The Valuation Of Health States In Children Open
Introduction Assessing the cost utility of health technologies for pediatric patients requires robust utility values for child health states, but the methods for valuing these pediatric health states are much less established than those fo…
View article: OP64 NICE Listens: Engaging The Public On How To Address Health Inequalities In Health Technology Assessment And Guideline Development
OP64 NICE Listens: Engaging The Public On How To Address Health Inequalities In Health Technology Assessment And Guideline Development Open
Introduction Involving and engaging the public is an essential step to engender trust and confidence in HTA organizations. In 2021 the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) launched NICE Listens, a new programme of delib…
View article: P10 Modelling Spillover Effects on Informal Carers: The 'Carer QALY Trap'
P10 Modelling Spillover Effects on Informal Carers: The 'Carer QALY Trap' Open
View article: OP78 Taking A Societal Perspective In Health Technology Assessment: Is Environmental Impact A Special Case?
OP78 Taking A Societal Perspective In Health Technology Assessment: Is Environmental Impact A Special Case? Open
Introduction A source of debate among the health technology assessment (HTA) community is what perspective should be taken in health economic evaluations. Many stakeholders advocate that a societal perspective is taken in order to include …
View article: Analytical Considerations When Anchoring Discrete Choice Experiment Values Using Composite Time Trade-Off Data: The Case of EQ-5D-Y-3L
Analytical Considerations When Anchoring Discrete Choice Experiment Values Using Composite Time Trade-Off Data: The Case of EQ-5D-Y-3L Open
View article: Correction to: Time and lexicographic preferences in the valuation of EQ-5D-Y with time trade-off methodology
Correction to: Time and lexicographic preferences in the valuation of EQ-5D-Y with time trade-off methodology Open
View article: Spotlight environmental sustainability: a strategic priority for NICE
Spotlight environmental sustainability: a strategic priority for NICE Open
This article provides the context for the ambition outlined in the the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) 2021–2026 strategy to ‘lead globally on the potential to include environmental impact data in its guidance to r…
View article: Assessing the comparative feasibility, acceptability and equivalence of videoconference interviews and face-to-face interviews using the time trade-off technique
Assessing the comparative feasibility, acceptability and equivalence of videoconference interviews and face-to-face interviews using the time trade-off technique Open
View article: Time and lexicographic preferences in the valuation of EQ-5D-Y with time trade-off methodology
Time and lexicographic preferences in the valuation of EQ-5D-Y with time trade-off methodology Open