Measuring and valuing quality of life to inform healthcare resource allocation

Global collaborators have developed a set of Australian values for the EuroQol EQ-5D-3L instrument. The EQ-5D instruments are used internationally to measure quality of life. Having Australian value sets for these instruments is essential to inform resource allocation for the Australian health system.

An emerging issue in health system resource allocation is the impact that health care interventions have on the broader aspects of wellbeing including dignity, safety and comfort.

Through funding from the EuroQol Research Foundation and the Australian Research Council (ARC), new approaches are being developed to account for these aspects achieving Sustainable Development Goal - 3) Good health and wellbeing.

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.