Assessment of outcome measures for cost–utility analysis in depression: mapping depression scales onto the EQ-5D-5L

BackgroundMany clinical studies including mental health interventions do not use a health state utility instrument, which is essential for producing quality-adjusted life years. In the absence of such utility instrument, mapping algorithms can be applied to estimate utilities from a disease-specific...

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Main Authors: Thor Gamst-Klaussen, Admassu N. Lamu, Gang Chen, Jan Abel Olsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2018-07-01
Series:BJPsych Open
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472418000212/type/journal_article