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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1976-3-24
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the applicability of a multiattribute utility model for measuring the severity of a patient's illness. A single medical problem (an analysis of the costs and benefits of different burn care systems) was used to test the model. Physicians estimated the relative importance of and severity functions for criteria influencing severity. The model's estimates of severity were compared with survival rates of more than 6000 actual patients and with physicians' rankings of hypothetical patients. Although continued validation is needed, the multiattribute utility model appears to have potential as an index for illness severity and, possibly, health status.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0017-9124
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
97-106
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1975
pubmed:articleTitle
A decision theory approach to measuring severity in illness.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.