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SynthesisQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2024

A systematic review of health state utility values for older people with acute myeloid leukaemia.

Elise Button, Hannah Carter, Nicole C Gavin, Thomas W LeBlanc, Nikki McCaffrey

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. A modelled cost-utility analysis comparing early referral to specialist palliative care versus standard care for older people with acute myeloid leukaemia.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Elise ButtonCentre for Healthcare Transformation, Cancer and Palliative Care Outcomes, Queensland University of Technology, Level 7, Q Block, 66 Must Avenue, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. e.button@qut.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-9534-5420
Hannah CarterAustralian Centre for Health Services Innovation and Centre for Healthcare Transformation, School of Public Health and Social Work, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Nicole C GavinCancer Care Services, Metro North Hospital and Health Services, Queensland Health Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Thomas W LeBlancDuke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Nikki McCaffreyDeakin Health Economics, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeOlder people with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) have a poor prognosis, reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and require substantial healthcare resources. The objectives of this systematic review were to determine what health state utility values (HSUVs) are reported in the literature that can be used in economic evaluations of interventions for older people with AML, identify research gaps, and discuss directions for future research.

methodsThe following databases were searched for studies published from inception until Feb 2023: PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Cochrane, and EconLit. Studies were included if they reported on HSUVs of people with AML >60 years, or HRQoL data that could be mapped to HSUVs using currently published algorithms.

resultsOf 532 studies identified, 7 met inclusion (4 full studies and 3 conference abstracts). Twenty-eight potentially eligible studies were excluded as they did not report HRQoL measures in sufficient detail to be mapped to utility values. Included studies reported on health states of newly diagnosed disease (n=4 studies), intensive therapy (n=1 study), controlled remission (n=3 studies), and relapsed or refractory disease (n=2 studies). No studies reported on low intensity therapy or supportive care health states. Utility values were largely reported via the EuroQol and ranged from 0.535 (intensive therapy) to 0.834 (controlled remission).

conclusionThere are gaps in knowledge on HSUVs for older people with AML, particularly for certain treatment-related health states. Future articles should publish comprehensive HRQoL outcomes to enable use in economic evaluation.

Indexed as

Health StatusLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteQuality of LifeAgedAged, 80 and overCost-Benefit AnalysisFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedAcute myeloid leukaemiaHealth state utility valueOlder personQuality of life

Identifiers

PMID39172308
PMCPMC11541279

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