Gaining health may not be the main goal of healthcare services aimed at older people,
which may (also) seek to improve wellbeing. This emphasizes the need of finding …

Background This paper describes the methods and results of a systematic review to identify
instruments used to measure quality of life outcomes in older people. The primary focus of …

Purpose Given increasing interest in using the capability approach for health economic
evaluations and a growing literature, this paper aims to synthesise current information about …

Background The adult social care outcomes toolkit (ASCOT) includes a preference-weighted
measure of social care-related quality of life for use in economic evaluations. ASCOT has …

Abstract Background The ICEpop CAPability measure for Older people (ICECAP-O) and the
Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT) are preference-based measures for assessing …

Background: An imperative to assess the economic impact of care at the end of life is
emerging in response to national policy developments in a number of settings. Current focus …

The OPTIMAL study argued that it is probable that there are key activities within different
models of health-care provision that are important for residents' health care. Objectives: To …

Purpose of the study: to examine the costs and cost-effectiveness of 'second-
generation'telecare, in addition to standard support and care that could include 'first …

Recent years have seen increased engagement amongst health economists with the
capability approach developed by Amartya Sen and others. This paper focuses on the …

Background Social prescribing is encouraged to promote well-being, reduce isolation and
loneliness. Traditional, generalist day centres for older people could be suggested by social …