Are Health Gains to Children and Adolescents More Important Than Health Gains to Adults? A Person Trade-Off Study

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Tessa Peasgood · University of Sheffield

Udeni De Silva Perera · Deakin University

Gang Chen · The University of Melbourne

Cate Bailey · The University of Melbourne

Richard Norman · Curtin University

Rosalie Viney · University of Technology Sydney

Koonal Shah · National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

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The relative value of child QALY gains varies by age of the child, by health gain type, and by adult comparison age. While alleviating children's pain is strongly supported (weights ≥ 1.2), overall views are polarised, highlighting the complexity of age-based prioritisation.

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Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life

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Published in: PharmacoEconomics

DOI: 10.1007/s40273-025-01574-0

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Are Health Gains to Children and Adolescents More Important Than Health Gains to Adults? A Person Trade-Off Study

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