The Impact of Ankle Arthritis Treatment on Quality Adjusted Life Years:

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics

KellyHynes¹ 

关键词: Value;    QALY;    ankle arthritis;    cost;    health utility;    economic;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2473011417S000217

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Category:Ankle, Ankle ArthritisIntroduction/Purpose:Patients living with end stage ankle arthritis suffer significant disability. They are two standard deviations below population scores for all symptom and function SF-36 sub-scales. In addition, they tend to be younger and still active in the workforce. The economic impact of disability attributable to end0stage ankle arthritis has not been quantified. In the era of cost- effectiveness, policy makers want to see tangible evidence to justify the cost of treatment. One common metric has been quality adjusted life years (QALYs). The purpose of this study is to determine the gain in QALYs attributable to surgical treatment of end- stage arthritis.Methods:This study is based on an existing longitudinal cohort of end stage ankle arthritis patients. The study cohort included 180 subjects (45% female, 55% male) with an average age of 61 years, treated with either ankle arthrodesis or arthroplasty. Patients responses to the SF-36 questionnaire were transformed to...

【 授权许可】

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