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Cost-effectiveness analysis and ageism
— a review of the theoretical literature; prepared for the Department of Health | | Author(s) | Richard Edlin, Jeff Round, Christopher McCabe |
| Corporate Author | Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds |
| Publisher | Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, Leeds, June 2008 |
| Pages | 90 pp |
| Source | Download (16/9/08): http://www.leeds.ac.uk/lihs/auhe/papers/cea_ageism... |
| Keywords | Health services ; Quality of life ; Cost effectiveness ; Ageism ; Theory ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is a form of economic evaluation in which outcomes are normally measured using the quality-adjusted life-year (QALY), which combines information about the length and health-related quality of life. Researchers at Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, the Centre for Health Economics, University of York, and the Department of Economics and Related Studies, University of York used Econlit, EMBASE, HMIC and Medline to search for terms relating to ageism, discrimination, cost-effectiveness and quality of life. Their review summarises the theoretical literature to answer four main questions. First, what are the specific age-based criticisms and defences of CEA (and the QALY) within the literature? Second, to what degree could alternative methods address different equity concerns raised within the general debate? Third, are alternatives presented to standard CEA within the theoretical literature incorporating equity arguments? Lastly, to what degree could alternative methods (including CEA variations) address specific proposals in the DCLG Green Paper, 'Discrimination Law Review: a framework for fairness: proposals for a Single Equality Bill for Great Britain'? (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080917001 E |
| Classmark | L: F:59: WEC: B:TOB: 4D: 64A |
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