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Korean Academy of Health Policy and Management (한국보건행정학회)
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Review of Issues for Disability Weight Studies

장애가중치 산출 연구에서의 쟁점 검토

  • Ock, Minsu (Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Ko, Seulki (Department of Preventive Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Hyeon-Jeong (Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Jo, Min-Woo (Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
  • 옥민수 (울산대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 고슬기 (고려대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 이현정 (울산대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 조민우 (울산대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실)
  • Received : 2016.09.07
  • Accepted : 2016.12.05
  • Published : 2016.12.31
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Abstract

Summary measures of population health (SMPHs) have been used to estimate the burden of diseases. Among various type of SMPHs, disability adjusted life year (DALY) and healthy life expectancy (HALE) have been calculated in the global and national burden of disease studies. In order to calculate DALY and HALE, disability weight is an essential element. Disability weights quantify the level of disability for health states or diseases and have values between 0 (full health) to 1 (being dead). In this study, we reviewed the main disability weights studies and determined their meaning and limitations. Furthermore, we provided the whole process of typical disability weight study and reviewed key issues as follows: health state or disease description development, panel composition, valuation method, validation of disability weight, cross-cultural variability in health state or disease, and so on. The results from this study will be helpful to conduct future disability weight studies for adapting disability weights and developing new methodologies.

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