Health-related quality of life assessment in health economic analyses involving type 2 diabetes.
Hayley SmithSteven JamesFran BrownMichele J GacaDavid Norman O'NealAn Tran-DuyNancy J DevlinRay KellyElif Ilhan EkinciPublished in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2024)
A wide range of HRQoL instruments are used in economic evaluations of type 2 diabetes management, with the most frequent being varying forms of the EQ-5D. Few economic evaluations noted whether Indigenous peoples were featured in the study population. More research into HRQoL in people living with type 2 diabetes is urgently needed to improve evidence on effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions.