How can I calculate QALYs from MQOL score?

Abel E. González-Vélez @Abel_Gonzalez-Velez

02 February 2018 1 6K Report

I am conducting a cost-utility analysis of a palliative care programe and I will be measuring quality of life using MQOL Questionnaire. How can I change these scores into utility values that I can incorporate in my economic model?

Thanks!

Hamit Can

https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/157818954.pdf

https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-94-007-0753-5_3421

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