Skip to main content

SAGE Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

align
annotate
download

Concept information

... > social science subjects > health and social care > medical science > medicine > clinical medicine > medical decision making > impact or weight or utility of the possible outcomes > multi-attribute utility theory
... > other subjects > natural sciences > life sciences > medical science > medicine > clinical medicine > medical decision making > impact or weight or utility of the possible outcomes > multi-attribute utility theory

Preferred term

multi-attribute utility theory  

Definition

  • Health-related quality of life (HRQL) is a critical element in the eventual outcomes of medical care and public health. Measuring HRQL successfully involves adequate description of health states, distinguishing differences among groups, and detecting change in individuals over time. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; Multi-Attribute Utility theory]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-BJRHBT0G-3

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD