Changes in Quality of Life for Pregnant Women in Substance User Treatment: Developing a Quality of Life Index for the Addictions

Abstract

Although this QOLI could benefit from further refinement and development, it showed promise as a single outcome measure for CEAs in the chemical dependency field. This QOLI was sensitive enough to distinguish between the treatment groups, it correlated well with other outcome measures and can be easily converted from the ASI using spreadsheet software and a simple formula.

Survey of Neonates in Pomerania (SniP): A population based analysis of the mothers’ quality of life after delivery with special relations to their social integration

“…Other infl uential factors (e. g. postnatal depression, functional health status, domestic violence or nausea during pregnancy) have been investigated more frequently [9][10][11][12][13]. Most publications contain studies of population groups with particular disorders (e. g. drug dependency, rheumatic illnesses, incontinence) [14][15][16]. Population related groups have rarely been investigated.…”

Comparing the Incomparable? A Systematic Review of Competing Techniques for Converting Descriptive Measures of Health Status into QALY-Weights

“…A number of TTU derivation studies report regression-based mappings from disease-specific descriptive measures to generic utility-based measures for osteoarthritis, 16 obesity, 29 schizophrenia, 30 hydrocephalus, 31 stable angina, 32 coronary artery disease, 33 and asthma. 34 For example, Melsop and others 33 predicted TTO scores from a battery of measures (R 2 = 0.31), including the Duke Activity Status Index (DASI), self-rated health status (text continued on p. 77) Bosch and Hunink 9 Brazier and Roberts 43 Brazier and others 29 Brazier and others 42 Brazier and others 41 Bult and others 10 Clayson and others 30 Daley and others 47 Donnelly and others 56 Franks and others 23 Franks and others 24 Fryback and others 6 Fryback and others 11 Gray and others 39 Haby and others 55 Heuzenroeder and others 53 Kind and Macran 48 Kulkarni 31 Lawrence and Fleishman 25 Lenert and others 45 Lenert and others 46 …”

Economic evaluation of drug abuse treatment and HIV prevention programs in pregnant women: A systematic review

“…For an additional $1,788 over the detoxification-only program, the outpatient program raised birth weight by 139 grams and was the most cost-effective. A final study developed a quality of life index (QOLI) using ASI items and preference weights from a community sample to compare the cost-effectiveness of five addiction treatments for pregnant women (16). The cost of treatment ranged from $2,535 for detoxification only to $10,817 for combined residential and outpatient treatment.…”