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What is the impact of scarce resources on the work of doctors?
What is the impact of scarce resources on the work of doctors?
- Increased job satisfaction and motivation
- Decreased workload and stress levels
- Improved patient outcomes and satisfaction
- Difficult decision making and ethical dilemmas (correct)
Why do healthcare systems worldwide confront the problem of allocating limited healthcare resources?
Why do healthcare systems worldwide confront the problem of allocating limited healthcare resources?
- To reduce the overall quality of healthcare services
- To ensure excessive spending on unnecessary treatments
- To limit patient access to essential medical care
- To meet the demands of increasing population and healthcare needs (correct)
What is the inevitability faced by healthcare systems in relation to resource allocation?
What is the inevitability faced by healthcare systems in relation to resource allocation?
- Necessity of rationing in healthcare systems (correct)
- Unlimited financial support for healthcare expenditures
- Eradication of all competing demands
- Overwhelming surplus of available resources
What is the primary driver of increased demand for healthcare services according to the provided text?
What is the primary driver of increased demand for healthcare services according to the provided text?
What is a key factor contributing to the rising healthcare expenditure worldwide according to the given information?
What is a key factor contributing to the rising healthcare expenditure worldwide according to the given information?
What is the significance of the real terms growth of 3-4% in healthcare expenditure mentioned in the text?
What is the significance of the real terms growth of 3-4% in healthcare expenditure mentioned in the text?
What is the primary metric used by the World Health Organization to assess the global burden of disease?
What is the primary metric used by the World Health Organization to assess the global burden of disease?
In the EQ-5D, how many levels are there for measuring mobility?
In the EQ-5D, how many levels are there for measuring mobility?
What does QALY stand for?
What does QALY stand for?
What is the cost per QALY for smoking cessation according to NICE?
What is the cost per QALY for smoking cessation according to NICE?
What is measured using the Disability-Adjusted Life-Year (DALY)?
What is measured using the Disability-Adjusted Life-Year (DALY)?
What is the primary criticism of QALYs mentioned in the text?
What is the primary criticism of QALYs mentioned in the text?
What is used to measure the severity of disability in the calculation of DALY?
What is used to measure the severity of disability in the calculation of DALY?
What does one DALY represent?
What does one DALY represent?
What does the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) represent?
What does the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) represent?
What is used to assess cost-effectiveness by integrating the QALY score with the price of treatment?
What is used to assess cost-effectiveness by integrating the QALY score with the price of treatment?
What is a common alternative to QALYs as mentioned in the text?
What is a common alternative to QALYs as mentioned in the text?
What does RCT stand for?
What does RCT stand for?
What does a disability weight of 0 represent in the context of QALY and DALY?
What does a disability weight of 0 represent in the context of QALY and DALY?
How is the cost-effectiveness of different programs described in terms of?
How is the cost-effectiveness of different programs described in terms of?
What is the basic formula for calculating YLL (Years of Life Lost)?
What is the basic formula for calculating YLL (Years of Life Lost)?
What does YLD (Years Lost due to Disability) measure?
What does YLD (Years Lost due to Disability) measure?
According to the text, what is the leading cause of attributable global mortality and burden of disease?
According to the text, what is the leading cause of attributable global mortality and burden of disease?
What is the social preference related to valuing a year lived by a young adult?
What is the social preference related to valuing a year lived by a young adult?
What does the age weighting function represent?
What does the age weighting function represent?
What does a disability weight of 1 represent in the context of DALY?
What does a disability weight of 1 represent in the context of DALY?
What is the formula for calculating YLD (Years Lost due to Disability) according to the text?
What is the formula for calculating YLD (Years Lost due to Disability) according to the text?
What is the cost-effectiveness of different programs described in terms of according to the text?
What is the cost-effectiveness of different programs described in terms of according to the text?
In economic evaluation, what is the focus of a cost minimization analysis?
In economic evaluation, what is the focus of a cost minimization analysis?
What do QALYs measure in economic evaluation?
What do QALYs measure in economic evaluation?
What is the primary difficulty of using cost benefit analysis in economic evaluation?
What is the primary difficulty of using cost benefit analysis in economic evaluation?
Which type of economic evaluation compares drugs or interventions with a common health outcome?
Which type of economic evaluation compares drugs or interventions with a common health outcome?
What does a cost utility analysis focus on in economic evaluation?
What does a cost utility analysis focus on in economic evaluation?
What does the term 'willingness to pay' often refer to in the context of economic evaluation?
What does the term 'willingness to pay' often refer to in the context of economic evaluation?
What is the aim of economics in relation to resource allocation?
What is the aim of economics in relation to resource allocation?
What is the primary focus of a cost benefit analysis in economic evaluation?
What is the primary focus of a cost benefit analysis in economic evaluation?
Why is cost minimization analysis not often relevant in economic evaluation?
Why is cost minimization analysis not often relevant in economic evaluation?
What do QALYs assume about the relationship between perfect health and quality-adjusted life years?
What do QALYs assume about the relationship between perfect health and quality-adjusted life years?
What is the fundamental purpose of using QALYs in economic evaluation?
What is the fundamental purpose of using QALYs in economic evaluation?
What method can be used to check the effects of assumptions made in economic evaluation?
What method can be used to check the effects of assumptions made in economic evaluation?
What is the primary goal of health economics?
What is the primary goal of health economics?
What does explicit rationing in healthcare involve?
What does explicit rationing in healthcare involve?
What is the concept of opportunity cost related to in health economics?
What is the concept of opportunity cost related to in health economics?
Why do healthcare systems worldwide confront the problem of allocating limited healthcare resources?
Why do healthcare systems worldwide confront the problem of allocating limited healthcare resources?
What are the 5 levels of rationing in the health system mentioned in the text?
What are the 5 levels of rationing in the health system mentioned in the text?
What is a common form of implicit rationing mentioned in the text?
What is a common form of implicit rationing mentioned in the text?
What does health economics aim to promote through decision making?
What does health economics aim to promote through decision making?
What is the primary reason for setting priorities in healthcare according to the text?
What is the primary reason for setting priorities in healthcare according to the text?
What is a disadvantage of explicit rationing in healthcare according to the text?
What is a disadvantage of explicit rationing in healthcare according to the text?
What does implicit rationing at the point of service take into account according to the text?
What does implicit rationing at the point of service take into account according to the text?
What does health economics provide, according to the text?
What does health economics provide, according to the text?
