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ArticleScientific reports2022

The quality-adjusted life-years in the oncological patients' health-related quality of life.

Karolina Kucnerowicz, Agata Pietrzak, Witold Cholewiński, Piotr Martenka, Andrzej Marszałek, Ewa Burchardt, Erwin Strzesak

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors.

Karolina Kucnerowicz *Medical Services Records Department, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, Garbary 15, 61-866, Poznan, Poland.
Agata Pietrzak *Electroradiology Department, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Garbary 15, 61-866, Poznan, Poland. agata.pietrzakk@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-0476-5655
Witold CholewińskiElectroradiology Department, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Garbary 15, 61-866, Poznan, Poland.
Piotr MartenkaRadiotherapy Department, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, Garbary 15, 61-866, Poznan, Poland.
Andrzej MarszałekOncologic Pathology and Prophylaxis, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Garbary 15, 61-866, Poznan, Poland.
Ewa BurchardtElectroradiology Department, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Garbary 15, 61-866, Poznan, Poland.
Erwin StrzesakElectroradiology Department, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Garbary 15, 61-866, Poznan, Poland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The oncological treatment can significantly affect patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL), which should be monitored to ensure our patients' well-being. The often-used HRQoL measurer is the quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) indicator of the disease burden, describing both quality and quantity of life lived. The main aim of the study was to discuss the methodology and usefulness of evaluating QALYs using the HRQoL questionnaires: EuroQoL (EQ)-5 dimensions-3 levels (EQ-5D-3L) and EQ visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS) in 32 cervical cancer patients. We obtained the questionnaire and calculated QALYs based on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) method. In our study, the total scoring of the EQ-Index, EQ-VAS evaluation was 2620 and 2409 points, respectively, which corresponds with the QALYs value of 26.2 and 24.9, respectively. We expressed the QALYs outcome into the economic equivalent of nearly 900,000 US dollars (USD) as the total health profit for both the patients and the healthcare system. Obtaining the QALY factor can help establish the medical management's influence on the patients' HRQoL and improve the healthcare services to ensure the best health outcomes.

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Quality of LifeHumansPain MeasurementQuality-Adjusted Life YearsSurveys and QuestionnairesVisual Analog Scale

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