Module 1 2021

Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs)

 Measure of health-related quality of life  Uses a scale where ‘full health’ = 1 and ‘dead’ = 0  Accounts for both quality and quantity of life  QALYs can also be added between different individuals

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Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs)

1

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2 Quality of life

0

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Year

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