Developing a new quality of life instrument with older people for economic evaluation in aged care: study protocol.
Julie RatcliffeIan CameronEmily LancsarRuth WalkerRachel MilteClaire Louise HutchinsonKate SwafferStuart ParkerPublished in: BMJ open (2019)
The new quality of life instrument will have wide potential applicability in assessing the cost effectiveness of new service innovations and for quality assessment across the spectrum of ageing and aged care. Results will be disseminated in ageing, quality of life research and health economics journals and through professional conferences and policy forums. This study has been reviewed by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the University of South Australia and has ethics approval (Application ID: 201644).
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