2004
Association between preference-based health-related quality of life and asthma severity
Moy ML, Fuhlbrigge AL, Blumenschein K, Chapman RH, Zillich AJ, Kuntz KM, Paltiel AD, Kitch BT, Weiss ST, Neumann PJ. Association between preference-based health-related quality of life and asthma severity. Annals Of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2004, 92: 329-334. PMID: 15049396, DOI: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)61570-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreference-based measuresHealth Utilities Index 3Standard gambleAsthma Symptom Utility IndexTime tradeoffPreference-based health-related qualityResource allocation decisionsHealth statesCost-effectiveness analysisStrength of preferenceSubject's health stateAllocation decisionsAsthma severityHealth-related qualityValues peoplePreference scoresPreference instrumentSymptom frequencyRating ScaleUtility indexAirway obstructionLung functionHUI3 scoresHealth improvementPreferences
2001
Cost-effectiveness of inhaled corticosteroids in adults with mild-to-moderate asthma: Results from the Asthma Policy Model
Paltiel AD, Fuhlbrigge AL, Kitch BT, Liljas B, Weiss ST, Neumann PJ, Kuntz KM. Cost-effectiveness of inhaled corticosteroids in adults with mild-to-moderate asthma: Results from the Asthma Policy Model. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2001, 108: 39-in4. PMID: 11447380, DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.116289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptom-free daysCorticosteroid therapyAcute exacerbationModerate asthmaHealth-related qualityPopulation of patientsCost-effectiveness findingsHealth care costsCost-effectiveness analysisTotal health costsAdult asthmaObservational cohortRandomized trialsPatient preferencesPatient surveyClinical impactCorticosteroidsSide effectsCare costsDrug efficacyNatural historyAsthmaIncremental costTherapyMild