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Economic evaluation of rehabilitation: The quality of life approach using EuroQol

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By using resources in a health care alternative activity, the objective for improved health requires the valuation of competing health care programs to inform resource allocation and facilitate prioritization. A measure of health status is used as an outcome of rehabilitation. This paper uses the EuroQol/EQ-5 as an instrument to measure health-related quality of life. Health status is used to determine values that correspond to preferences of the general public. This analysis assumes the existence of a structural problem where the performance of the rehabilitation program and the prognosis behind the definition of need for rehabilitation are determined simultaneously.

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    José Ferraz Nunes

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Nunes, J.F. Economic evaluation of rehabilitation: The quality of life approach using EuroQol. International Advances in Economic Research 4, 192–201 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02295490

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