Quality-Adjusted Life Years
"Quality-Adjusted Life Years" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A measurement index derived from a modification of standard life-table procedures and designed to take account of the quality as well as the duration of survival. This index can be used in assessing the outcome of health care procedures or services. (BIOETHICS Thesaurus, 1994)
| Descriptor ID |
D019057
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.740.100.500.700 N01.224.935.530.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Quality-Adjusted Life Years- Quality-Adjusted Life Years
- Life Year, Quality-Adjusted
- Life Years, Quality-Adjusted
- Quality-Adjusted Life Year
- Year, Quality-Adjusted Life
- Years, Quality-Adjusted Life
- Quality Adjusted Life Years
- QALY
Adjusted Life Years- Adjusted Life Years
- Adjusted Life Year
- Life Year, Adjusted
- Life Years, Adjusted
- Year, Adjusted Life
- Years, Adjusted Life
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2016 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2017 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality-Adjusted Life Years" by people in Profiles.
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Risk-Adapted Combined-Modality Therapy in Early-Stage Extranodal Natural Killer-/T-Cell Lymphoma: A Markov Model-Based Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. JCO Glob Oncol. 2026 Jan; 12:e2400435.
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of surgical repair versus observation of complex abdominal aortic aneurysms in elderly patients. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Mar; 83(3):699-709.e5.
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Capivasertib cost-effectiveness in treating advanced breast cancer: A US health care perspective. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2025 Sep; 31(9):900-908.
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Lp(a) testing for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in high-income countries: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Atherosclerosis. 2025 Oct; 409:120447.
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Using a Markov Model and Real-World Evidence to Identify the Most Cost-Effective Cholesterol Treatment Escalation Threshold for the Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. Appl Health Econ Health Policy. 2025 Sep; 23(5):869-883.
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Value-based care in allergy-immunology: Beyond the quality-adjusted life year. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2025 May 01; 46(3):165-167.
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SCS for CRPS: A Review of Cost-Effectiveness Models. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2025 Apr 21; 29(1):75.
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A Hemophilia Joint Health Score-Based Model for the Economic Evaluation of Hemophilia A Prophylaxis Interventions. Pharmacoeconomics. 2025 Jul; 43(7):765-778.
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of deep brain stimulation versus treatment as usual for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder. J Neurosurg. 2025 May 01; 142(5):1225-1234.
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The global health and economic burden of chikungunya from 2011 to 2020: a model-driven analysis on the impact of an emerging vector-borne disease. BMJ Glob Health. 2024 Dec 03; 9(12).