Adjusting for treatment refusal in rationing decisions

Richard Lilford; Alan Girling; Andrew Stevens; Abdullah Almasri; Mohammed A Mohammed; David Braunholtz

doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7540.542

Adjusting for treatment refusal in rationing decisions

BMJ. 2006 Mar 4;332(7540):542-4. doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7540.542.

Authors

Richard Lilford¹, Alan Girling, Andrew Stevens, Abdullah Almasri, Mohammed A Mohammed, David Braunholtz

Affiliation

¹ Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT. [email protected]

Abstract

Assessments of cost effectiveness are increasingly used to get the most value from limited health resources. Could adjusting for people who wouldn't want the treatment improve the process?

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Decision Making
Health Care Rationing*
Humans
Quality-Adjusted Life Years*
Treatment Refusal*