QALYsB
QALYsB, short for Quality-Adjusted Life Years with Burden, is a theoretical extension of the standard Quality-Adjusted Life Year used in health economics. It seeks to incorporate broader societal impacts of health states, including caregiver strain, productivity losses, and out-of-pocket costs, in addition to patient health-related quality of life.
Calculation typically combines a conventional QALY component with a Burden index. The QALY component uses established
Applications and implications: QALYsB is intended for use in health technology assessment and priority setting to
Limitations and criticisms: Some observers raise concerns about double counting, the difficulty of measuring caregiver and
Status and outlook: As a proposed metric, QALYsB has yet to achieve broad policy adoption. Proponents argue