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What are your thoughts on balancing quality and quality of life when evaluating treatment effectiveness? so qaly stands for quality adjusted life years.
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They're a measure used to evaluate value of medical interventions.
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One qaly equates to one year in perfect health.
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If treatment gives a patient an additional year in life, but quality of life that's only 50 % of perfect health, then that would be a 0 .5 qaly for that year.
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They allow healthcare providers and policymakers to make informed decisions, considering not just how long treatment can extend life, but how much quality of life we'll have.
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Cost of treatment isn't just about price of medication or procedure.
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We should also think about indirect costs like the side effects on a patient's quality of life.
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A treatment that causes severe fatigue can lead to lost wages, for example, if the patient cannot work.
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So i think that when evaluating treatment effectiveness, it's important to both think about the quality and quantity of life...