Studying at York
Further Methods for Outcome Measurement - ECO00060M
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching cycle |
|---|---|
| A | Spring Term 2018-19 |
Module aims
This module develops your understanding of health and non-health outcome measures for use in the economic evaluation of health care interventions.
Module learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the module you should be able to:
- Outline the concept of health, the theoretical foundations of outcome measurement and measuring health for economic evaluation.
- Describe how to derive a summary measure of health and understand different approaches to measuring and valuing health.
- Examine the technical characteristics of a good health status index and potential weaknesses.
- Explore and assess different types of outcome measure such as generic vs. specific, clinical, patient reported, intermediate, surrogate and final outcomes.
- Explain the use of non-preference based measures of health in economic evaluation.
Assessment
| Task | Length | % of module mark |
|---|---|---|
| University - closed examination Closed Exam |
N/A | 100 |
Special assessment rules
None
Reassessment
| Task | Length | % of module mark |
|---|---|---|
| University - closed examination Closed Exam |
N/A | 100 |
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Indicative reading
The measurment and valuation of health benefits for economic evaluation, J. Brazier, J. Ratcliffe, J. Salomon and A. Tsuchiya (2007). Oxford University Press, Oxford.
