Biomaterial Database

Quality-adjusted life years: cost-effective medical decision-making. 1997

S Turner

Oakwood Healthcare Systems, Dearborn, MI, USA.

It is well-documented that the resources available to meet the healthcare needs of Americans are limited. Consequently, it is inevitable that limits will have to be set regarding how much can be spent. While such a proposal is obviously controversial, limits are already in place in many areas of healthcare. The problem is determining how to allocate healthcare dollars in order to get the most benefit.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D003469	Culture	A collective expression for all behavior patterns acquired and socially transmitted through symbols. Culture includes customs, traditions, and language.	Cultural Relativism,Customs,Beliefs,Cultural Background,Background, Cultural,Backgrounds, Cultural,Belief,Cultural Backgrounds,Cultural Relativisms,Cultures,Relativism, Cultural,Relativisms, Cultural
D004992	Ethics, Medical	The principles of professional conduct concerning the rights and duties of the physician, relations with patients and fellow practitioners, as well as actions of the physician in patient care and interpersonal relations with patient families.	Medical Ethics
D006292	Health Priorities	Preferentially rated health-related activities or functions to be used in establishing health planning goals. This may refer specifically to PL93-641.	Priorities, Health,Health Priority,Priority, Health
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012945	Social Values	Abstract standards or empirical variables in social life which are believed to be important and/or desirable.	Value Orientation,Values, Social,Value Orientations
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D015276	Health Care Rationing	Planning for the equitable allocation, apportionment, or distribution of available health resources.	Allocation of Health Care Resources,Allocation of Healthcare Resources,Rationing, Health Care,Healthcare Rationing,Healthcare Resources Allocation,Healthcare Resources Allocations,Rationing, Healthcare,Resources Allocation, Healthcare
D017116	Low Back Pain	Acute or chronic pain in the lumbar or sacral regions, which may be associated with musculo-ligamentous SPRAINS AND STRAINS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; and other conditions.	Lumbago,Low Back Ache,Low Back Pain, Mechanical,Low Back Pain, Posterior Compartment,Low Back Pain, Postural,Low Back Pain, Recurrent,Low Backache,Lower Back Pain,Mechanical Low Back Pain,Postural Low Back Pain,Recurrent Low Back Pain,Ache, Low Back,Aches, Low Back,Back Ache, Low,Back Aches, Low,Back Pain, Low,Back Pain, Lower,Back Pains, Low,Back Pains, Lower,Backache, Low,Backaches, Low,Low Back Aches,Low Back Pains,Low Backaches,Lower Back Pains,Pain, Low Back,Pain, Lower Back,Pains, Low Back,Pains, Lower Back
D019057	Quality-Adjusted Life Years	A measurement index derived from a modification of standard life-table procedures and designed to take account of the quality as well as the duration of survival. This index can be used in assessing the outcome of health care procedures or services. (BIOETHICS Thesaurus, 1994)	Adjusted Life Year,Healthy Years Equivalent,QALYs,QUALYs,Quality Adjusted Life Year,Quality-Adjusted Life Year,Adjusted Life Years,Healthy Years Equivalents,Quality Adjusted Life Years,Equivalents, Healthy Years,Life Year, Adjusted,Life Year, Quality-Adjusted,Life Years, Adjusted,Life Years, Quality-Adjusted,QUALY,Years, Adjusted Life
D026712	Value of Life	The intrinsic moral worth ascribed to a living being. (Bioethics Thesaurus)	Economic Value of Life,Life Valuation, Economic,Economic Life Valuation,Economic Value, Life,Economic Values, Life,Life Economic Value,Life Economic Values,Respect for Life,Right to Life,Sanctity of Life,Valuation, Economic Life,Economic Life Valuations,Life Sanctities,Life Sanctity,Life Valuations, Economic,Life, Respect for,Life, Right to,Valuations, Economic Life