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dc.contributor.advisorScuffham, Paul
dc.contributor.advisorWhitty, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorKularatna, Muhandiramalage Sanjeewa Madura
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-23T02:47:32Z
dc.date.available2018-01-23T02:47:32Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.doi10.25904/1912/82
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/366945
dc.description.abstractFor any country it is impossible to afford all the health programmes, medicines and technologies that might be available to improve the health of the people. Thus, some systematic method of prioritisation is required and resources must be concentrated where health improvement is maximized. Health improvement is twofold: length of life and quality of life for the community. The concept of Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) encompasses both, and is the preferred outcome measure in health resource allocation decisions. Quality of life is valued by the preference weights given for different health states. These weights, called utility weights, are accrued from the preference of people using preference elicitation methods. However, it is doubtful whether utility weights mostly used in high income countries are applicable to Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs). Socio-economic and cultural variances demand country specific utility weights.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherGriffith University
dc.publisher.placeBrisbane
dc.rights.copyrightThe author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
dc.subject.keywordsQuality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs)
dc.subject.keywordsHealth care maximisation, Sri Lanka
dc.subject.keywordsHealth improvement, Sri Lanka
dc.titleHealth State Valuation using Generic and Disease Specific Multi Attribute Utility Instruments in a Representative Sri Lankan Population
dc.typeGriffith thesis
gro.facultyGriffith Health
gro.rights.copyrightThe author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
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dc.contributor.otheradvisorJohnson, Newell
dc.rights.accessRightsPublic
gro.identifier.gurtIDgu1455238633775
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gro.thesis.degreelevelThesis (PhD Doctorate)
gro.thesis.degreeprogramDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
gro.departmentSchool of Medicine
gro.griffith.authorKularatna, Muhandiramalage Sanjeewa Madura


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