However, single index preference-based QOL measures (such as EQ-5D), may add new information and are useful for later health economic evaluations.
QOL as measured with the single index preference-based instrument EQ-5D was similar for HD and PD, but data is scarce.
The aims of this study were therefore to (1) evaluate the impact of DM and co-existing chronic medical conditions on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) (which could be additive, synergistic or subtractive); (2) to determine the extent to which the SF-6D (a single-index preference measure) captures the multidimensional information provided by the SF-36 (a profile measure).
They, in turn, queried us about our gene indexing preferences to determine how to define ProMiner system parameters to meet our requirements.
As a byproduct the test yields a two-dimensional index of preference intensity.
As a by-product the test yields a two-dimensional index of preference intensity.
The aim of this study was to develop the first stroke-specific health index, the Preference-based Stroke Index (PBSI).
There were no significant differences in gender, age, prevalence of NHL subtypes, aggressiveness of the tumor, Charlson index, patient preferences, and hospital region between the two study populations.
The fraction of time spent on each surface by single larvae was used to calculate a preference index score (Preference Index = (time on test substrate time on control substrate)/total time).
To date, no quantitative studies have experimentally explored weather-index insurance preferences through a gender lens, and little information exists regarding gender-specific preferences for (and constraints to) smallholder investment in agricultural weather-index insurance.
To achieve the best value of two parameters of the model, the dispatcher preference index (DPI) and the assignment preference index (API), and to analyze their influences on the final solution, numerical experiments are carried out.
