Author | Prevalence/Incidence | Measures of health and disability – generic or disease specific | Measures of health and disability – designed for comparability | Life table methods |
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Ahrens, W and Pigeot, I [14] | +/+ | Health status measurement and health related quality of life is discussed to some depth | PYLL, DALYs and QALYs all discussed briefly with mention of the issues that arise when measuring health or disease. | A short section included in survival analysis introduces life table methods |
Gerstman, BB [15] | +++/+++ | N/M | N/M | A full chapter on life tables and another on survival analysis |
Koepsell, TD, and Weiss, NS [12] | +/+++ | N/M | N/M | A very brief section on survival analysis |
Hennekens, CH and Buring, JE [16] | ++/+++ | N/M | N/M | N/M |
Lilienfeld, DE and Stolley, PD [13] | +/+ | N/M | N/M | Brief description |
MacMahon, B and Trichopolous, D. [17] | ++/++ | N/M | N/M | Brief section on life tables and survival analysis in ‘Cohort studies’ chapter |
Merrill RM and Timmreck, TC [18] | +++/+++ | Very brief discussion of activity limitation and ADL scales | N/M | Very brief mention of survivorship studies and life tables |
Miettinen, O [19] | +/++ | N/M | N/M | N/M |
Rothman KJ and Greenland, S [10] | +/+++ | N/M | N/M | Life table methods for risk estimation |
Szklo, M and Nieto, FJ [11] | +/+++ | N/M | N/M | Life table methods discussed in length |
Bonita, R et al.[20] | +++/+++ | Very brief section on measuring disability | Discusses summary measures and one brief section devoted to the DALY | Brief introduction to life expectancy measures |
Bhopal, R [21] | +++/+++ | N/M | Brief mention of summary measures | N/M |
Esteve, J et al. [22] | ++/+++ | N/M | N/M | Full chapter on survival measures. Years of life lost discussed briefly |
Farmer, R and Lawrenson, R [23] | +/+ | N/M | N/M | Life expectancy mentioned very briefly |
Friis, RH, and Sellers, TA [24] | ++/++ | N/M | Very brief discussion of the DALY | Short section on life tables |
Gordis, L [25] | +++/+++ | N/M | Brief description of QoL and comparison issues | Substantial discussion of life tables and survival analysis |
Moon, G et al.[26] | +/+ | N/M | N/M | N/M |
Rossignol, A [27] | ++/+++ | N/M | N/M | N/M |
Webb, P et al. [28] | ++/+++ | N/M | Brief but thorough discussion of DALYS | Brief description of life expectancy, HALE and DALE |
Vetter, N and Matthews, I [29] | +/+ | Measures of disability and health are introduced | A relatively extensive discussion of the QALY but no mention of the DALY | Brief mention of life expectancy as a measure population health status |
Brownson RC and Petitti, DB [20] | N/M | Condition specific, generic and preference measures are discussed briefly | N/M | N/M |
Carr, S et al.[31] | +/+ | N/M | DALY mentioned very briefly | N/M |
Detels R et al.[32] | N/M | Disease specific measures discussed, a substantial section is devoted to generic health indicators | DALYs are discussed at length in different chapters | Brief but thorough discussion |
Donaldson, LJ and Scally, G [33] | +/+ | Disease rating scales mentioned but not discussed in any length | QALY discussed. DALY mentioned as simply the opposite of a QALY | Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy introduced |
Gillam, S et al.[34] | ++/++ | N/M | DALY mentioned | Life expectancy is discussed. Life tables mentioned briefly. |
Kerr, C et al.[35] | +/+ | Very brief discussion of the measurement of health states | N/M | One (very short) chapter on life tables |
Pomperleau, J and McKee, M [36] | N/M | N/M | Full chapter devoted to BOD and summary measures. | Brief introduction to life expectancy and life tables |
Schneider, M-J [37] | +/+ | N/M | N/M | Life expectancy and life lost discussed very briefly |
Spasoff, RA [38] | N/M | N/M | QALY and DALY are discussed briefly | Life tables are discussed at some length. HALE are discussed briefly |
Tulchinsky, TH and Varavikova, EH [39] | +/+ | N/M | Very brief mention of “qualitative measures of morbidity and mortality” – QALY, DALY and DFLE | Life expectancy discussed briefly |