Question

Describe the words in the acronyms, and then define the three acronyms.

QALY:

QALE:

HRQL score:

Answer 1

ANSWER.

* QALY - Quality adjusted life year.

         * It is measurement method used for assessing the quality and quantity of

           of life live by the people.

         * If the QALY is one it represent one year of perfect health and zero QALY

        represent death of the person.

         * It helps to compare prices associated with a health related intervention for

           an individual.

* QALE - Quality adjusted life expectancy.

         * It is an assessment method to evaluate the life expectancy of an individual

           associated with various health problems which may decrease the life span

           of an individual.

* HRQL score - Health related quality of life.

           * It is a tool for calculation of quality of life of an individual by a questionnaire which

             contain questions representing all dimensions of health (physical,psychological

             social,emotional) of an individual.