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Van Exel, J.

Measuring Care-Related Quality of Life of Caregivers for Use in Economic Evaluations: CarerQol Tariffs for Australia, Germany, Sweden, UK, and US

Background: Informal care is often not included in economic evaluations in healthcare, while the impact of caregiving can be relevant for cost-effectiveness recommendations from a societal perspective. The impact of informal care can be measured and valued with the CarerQol instrument, which measures the impact of informal care on seven important burden dimensions (CarerQol-7D) and values this in terms of general quality of life (CarerQol-VAS).

Mon, 03/18/2019 - 14:43

The Perseverance Time of Informal Carers of Dementia Patients: Validation of a New Measure to Initiate Transition of Care at Home to Nursing Home Care

Background: Health care systems aim to involve as much informal care as possible and dementia patients prefer to stay home as long as they can. In this context, perseverance time (Pt)—the period that the informal carer indicates to be able to maintain current care if the situation remains stable—is an important concept. Objective: The aim of this study was to introduce the concept Pt and validate it in a sample of informal carers of dementia patients living at home.

Thu, 07/20/2017 - 15:17

Monetary Valuation of Informal Care Based on Carers' and Noncarers' Preferences

Objectives: To elicit willingness-to-accept (WTA) values for informal care based on the preferences of informal carers and noncarers.

Thu, 07/20/2017 - 15:12

The perseverance time of informal carers for people with dementia: Results of a two-year longitudinal follow-up study

Background: Given the projected increase of people with dementia over the next few decades and the related demand for informal care, an important question for health policy makers is to what extent and for how long informal carers can be expected to provide care in a sustainable way. This study aimed to investigate the perseverance time of informal carers for people with dementia.

Thu, 07/20/2017 - 15:11