Utility index and vision-related quality of life in patients awaiting specialist eye care
Patients awaiting access to ophthalmology care had a utility index of 0.85 on a scale of 0 to 1. This measurement was not previously reported in the literature. Utility measures can provide insight into patients' perspectives and support economic health analyses and inform health policies.
Authors
- Roberto Nunes Umpierre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9841-5543)
- Marcelo Rodrigues Gonçalves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8516-8547)
- Ana Paula Beck da Silva Etges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6411-3480)
- Bruna Stella Zanotto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4012-1395)
- Carísi Anne Polanczyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2447-2577)
- Aline Lütz de Araújo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6009-1069)
- Karen Brasil Ruschel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0812-920X)
- Erno Harzheim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8919-7916)
- Taís de Campos Moreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0968-9599)
- Fabiana Carvalho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0736-4301)
- Felipe Cezar Cabral (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4648-1228)
- Rodolfo Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6848-3385)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Hospital Moinhos de Vento (BR)
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0307691
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.13
Funders
- Ministério da Saúde