Health indicators, quality of life measures and economic evaluation

The objectives of this research are the comparison between health status an d quality of life measures, between quantitative measures and the perceptio n of the patients on their quality of life, a discussion of the results in decision making. The data come from a survey which included elderly persons in a rehabilitation unit after hip fracture and patients in palliative can . The following tools were used: the Karnofsky Index, the EORTC-QLQ30, Euro qol, the STAS. Three measures were realised along a period of 45 days. Inte rviews were done at the same time to get the patient's perception on his (h er) quality of life. The results show some convergence but also differences according to the indicators and between the quantitative measures and the patient's perception. The discussion indicates advocate for a plurality and a complementarity of measures, not for a single one.