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QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR – INDICATOR OF<br />
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT<br />
AN DE VIAŢĂ AJUSTAT CALITATIV – INDICATOR AL<br />
DEZVOLTĂRII DURABILE<br />
M. PANTEA 1 , DELIA GLIGOR 1<br />
1 West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Economics <strong>and</strong> Bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
Adm<strong>in</strong>istration,Timisoara , Romania; marius.pantea@feaa.uvt.ro<br />
Indica<strong>to</strong>rs of susta<strong>in</strong>able development are <strong>in</strong>tended <strong>to</strong> measure <strong>the</strong> extent <strong>to</strong> which society<br />
is mov<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong>wards or away from its development goal. In this sense, an important aspect is<br />
assess<strong>in</strong>g a population’s <strong>quality</strong> of <strong>life</strong>. The ma<strong>in</strong> <strong>to</strong>ol used <strong>in</strong> economic <strong>and</strong> social<br />
valuation is <strong>quality</strong> adjusted <strong>life</strong> years (QALYs). Although used <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> assessment of health<br />
<strong>in</strong>terventions throughout most of <strong>the</strong> European countries, <strong>in</strong> Romania its utility is<br />
unfortunately overlooked. As such, <strong>the</strong> purpose of this paper is <strong>to</strong> underl<strong>in</strong>e <strong>the</strong> connection<br />
between improv<strong>in</strong>g one’s <strong>quality</strong> of <strong>life</strong> by <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>ir QALYs <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> social <strong>and</strong><br />
economic dimension of susta<strong>in</strong>able development.<br />
Key words: susta<strong>in</strong>able development, <strong>quality</strong> adjusted <strong>life</strong> years, <strong>quality</strong> of<br />
<strong>life</strong> assessment, human health, social value<br />
ASSESSMENT METHODS FOR QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR<br />
IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT<br />
METODE DE MĂSURARE A ANILOR DE VIAŢĂ AJUSTAŢI<br />
CALITATIV ÎN CONTEXTUL DEZVOLTĂRII DURABILE<br />
M. PANTEA 1 , DELIA GLIGOR 1<br />
1 West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Economics <strong>and</strong> Bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
Adm<strong>in</strong>istration,Timisoara , Romania; marius.pantea@feaa.uvt.ro<br />
Assess<strong>in</strong>g a population’s <strong>quality</strong> of <strong>life</strong> is one of <strong>the</strong> most important aspects that determ<strong>in</strong>e<br />
susta<strong>in</strong>able development. The ma<strong>in</strong> <strong>to</strong>ol used <strong>in</strong> economic <strong>and</strong> social evaluation is <strong>quality</strong><br />
adjusted <strong>life</strong> years (QALYs). The current literature <strong>in</strong>cludes several types of assessment<br />
methodologies for healthcare <strong>in</strong>vestments. As such, <strong>the</strong> purpose of this paper is approach<br />
susta<strong>in</strong>able development <strong>in</strong> terms of health problems <strong>and</strong> its method of measurement,<br />
namely <strong>to</strong> <strong>in</strong>dicate <strong>the</strong> appropriate economic evaluation method.<br />
Key words: human health, <strong>quality</strong> adjusted <strong>life</strong> years, assessment methods,<br />
economic evaluation, susta<strong>in</strong>ability social <strong>in</strong>dica<strong>to</strong>r<br />
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