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Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 1/2003

Open Access 01-12-2003 | Review

The Health Utilities Index (HUI®): concepts, measurement properties and applications

Authors: John Horsman, William Furlong, David Feeny, George Torrance

Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes | Issue 1/2003

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Abstract

This is a review of the Health Utilities Index (HUI®) multi-attribute health-status classification systems, and single- and multi-attribute utility scoring systems. HUI refers to both HUI Mark 2 (HUI2) and HUI Mark 3 (HUI3) instruments. The classification systems provide compact but comprehensive frameworks within which to describe health status. The multi-attribute utility functions provide all the information required to calculate single-summary scores of health-related quality of life (HRQL) for each health state defined by the classification systems. The use of HUI in clinical studies for a wide variety of conditions in a large number of countries is illustrated. HUI provides comprehensive, reliable, responsive and valid measures of health status and HRQL for subjects in clinical studies. Utility scores of overall HRQL for patients are also used in cost-utility and cost-effectiveness analyses. Population norm data are available from numerous large general population surveys. The widespread use of HUI facilitates the interpretation of results and permits comparisons of disease and treatment outcomes, and comparisons of long-term sequelae at the local, national and international levels.
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Metadata
Title
The Health Utilities Index (HUI®): concepts, measurement properties and applications
Authors
John Horsman
William Furlong
David Feeny
George Torrance
Publication date
01-12-2003
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes / Issue 1/2003
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-1-54

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