Quality of life and health-related quality of life

Quality of life in general refers to the well-being of a person or population, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) specifically is a multi-disciplinary concept encompassing the physical, mental, and social well-being of a person. HRQoL is subjective because it describes both the health status of a patient and the value associated with that health status. The manual of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the United Kingdom recommends that HRQoL be assessed by patients and weighted according to the preferences of the general population. The HRQoL is then incorporated into calculations of QALYs in a cost-effectiveness analysis.

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My summer internship at Symmetron

by | March 3, 2023 | cost-effectiveness analysis, Health economic modelling, Internship | 0 Comments

A health economics analyst shares his experience of undertaking an internship at Symmetron, by answering some commonly asked questions.

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HEOR Glossary

by | January 9, 2023 | glossary | 0 Comments

Do you often read HEOR-related content? Do you want to gain further insight on specific technical terms?
Whether you are just starting your career in HEOR or are a seasoned consultant, read and bookmark our latest glossary. It contains a wide range of terms to help you grasp complex concepts.

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A cloud computing solution for improving the run-time of individual patient simulation models

by | December 16, 2022 | Cost-effectiveness analysis, Discrete event simulation, Health technology assessment | 0 Comments

What's the longest time you left a health economic model running to complete a probabilistic analysis of 1,000 simulations? One of our senior health economists won our internal competition with a...
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Unmet medical need and market access: enabler or barrier to innovation?

by | August 17, 2022 | Health technology assessment, Healthcare, Market access, NICE | 0 Comments

Designed to help healthcare stakeholders identify more urgent health needs, the concept of “unmet medical need” is being increasingly applied formally and informally to set priorities during the...
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What is qualitative evidence synthesis?

by | May 25, 2022 | Clinical trial, Decision analytic, Evidence synthesis, Healthcare | 0 Comments

Evidence synthesis aggregates all relevant information on a specific topic in order to draw well-informed, evidence-based decisions. It is an essential activity in recommending, providing and...
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