Long-term QALY-weights among spouses of dependent and independent midlife stroke survivors.
Josefine PerssonMattias AronssonLukas HolmegaardPetra RedforsKaj StenlöfKatarina JoodChristina JernChristian BlomstrandGunilla Forsberg-WärlebyLars-Åke LevinPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2017)
The QALY-weights for spouses of dependent midlife stroke survivors were significantly reduced compared to spouses of independent midlife stroke survivors. This indicates that the inclusion of spouses' QALYs in evaluations of early treatment and rehabilitation efforts to reduce stroke patients' dependency would capture more of the total effect in dyads of stroke survivors.