When calculating a QALY, each additional year of perfect hea…
When calculating a QALY, each additional year of perfect health for an individual is assigned a value of 1.0, which is the highest value—a complete QALY. The assigned value decreases as health decreases, with death equal to 0.0. If the patient has various limitations, the extra life years are assigned a value between 1.0 and 0.0. If a new intervention enables a person to live an additional five years, but with a quality of life weight of 0.7, then the QALY score for that intervention is
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100. A 55-year-old man is complaining of difficulty with having an erection. He explains he has erections sometimes at night or when he wakes up, and it has been a problem for about 6 months. He is married and denies any relational problems other than being tired often and not in the mood to engage in sexual intercourse. He has a history of hypertension and is taking an angiotensin-converting enzyme. He smokes 1 pack of cigarettes per day for 25 years. Initial diagnostic testing will include:
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