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This paper describes constructing the Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL) instrument; designed to measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and to be the descriptive system for a multi-attribute utility instrument. Unlike previous utility instruments' descriptive systems, the AQoL's has been developed using state-of-the-art psychometric procedures. The result is a descriptive system which emphasizes...
Background: Quality of life is measured as utilities for cost-effectiveness analyses. Objective: To test the adequacy of three common utility elicitation methods for individuals with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease. Measurements: HIV-positive participants (n = 75) rated three standardized health states (symptomatic HIV infection, minor AIDS defining illness, and major AIDS defining illness)...
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