A 23 year old woman develops paraplegia after a spinal cord injury and survives for decades with major functional limitation. Health economists want a measure that combines years lived with disability and years lost from premature death into a single burden estimate for the population. Which of the following is the most appropriate measure?
- A)Incremental cost effectiveness ratio
- B)Disability adjusted life yearsGABARITO
- C)Incidence density
- D)Case fatality rate
- E)Quality adjusted life years
Explicação
Disability adjusted life years combine years of life lost due to premature death with years lived with disability. This makes it a population burden metric that captures both mortality and morbidity. It is particularly useful when diseases cause long term disa... Ver explicação completa e trilha adaptativa →