ArticleThe European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care2015
Using the SF-6D to measure the impact of alcohol dependence on health-related quality of life.
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- Molecular Effect of Variants in Serotonin Transporter Gene in Women with Alcohol Use Disorder.Cells · 2025Article
- Determinants of health-related quality of life in recently detoxified patients with severe alcohol use disorder.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2022Article
- Measuring intangible cost-of-morbidity due to substance dependence: implications of using alternative preference-based instruments.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2020Article
- Crosstalk between Sleep Disturbance and Opioid Use Disorder: A Narrative Review.Addiction & health · 2020Review
- The quality of life when a partner has substance use problems: a scoping review.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2018Article
- Quality of Life in Patients with Substance Use Disorders Admitted to Detoxification Compared with Those Admitted to Hospitals for Medical Disorders: Follow-Up Results.Substance abuse : research and treatment · 2016Article
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Abstract
Alcohol dependence not only reduces life expectancy, but also causes considerable loss of quality of life of the dependents of and persons around those with alcohol dependence. This article presents new evidence on the impact of alcohol dependence on health-related quality of life in Spain. Three samples were recruited: 150 alcoholics and 64 family members of alcoholics, with both samples taken from an alcoholism treatment unit, and 600 persons from the general population. We used the short form 6D, a preference-based generic instrument, applying the utility scores estimated for Spain. It was found that the annual mean loss of quality-adjusted life years associated with alcohol dependence was 0.144 and 0.083 for the alcoholics and their close family members, respectively. This impact becomes more notable after controlling for socio economic variables and was higher than that estimated in similar studies. Possible explanations for these differences are discussed. The results from this work can be applied to economic evaluation studies measuring benefits from policies targeted at reducing the prevalence of alcohol dependence.
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