BCMAS Study Set 3 | Questions & Answers (100 %Score) Latest Updated 2024/2025
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1) Jessica is a researcher conducting a pharmacoeconomic analysis for a study. What is the best
description of a sensitivity analysis she must perform before presenting the results? - It allows one to
determine how the results of an analysis would change when the best guesses or assumptions are
varied over a relevant range of values
What best describes retrospective data? - It is used to estimate costs of the present year
What best describes cost-benefit analysis (CBA)? - Outcomes are measured in dollars
What's an example of cost utility analysis (CUA)? - Comparing chemotherapy regimens
What is outcomes research? - An attempt to identify, measure, and evaluate the results of health care
services
What best describes a disease-specific instrument used to measure Health Related-Quality of Life (HR-
QOL)? - It is more sensitive and focuses on a specific treatment or disease impact
What are the most common discount rates? - 3% to 5%
What best describes indirect costs? - They result from the loss of productivity due to illness or death
What best describes intangible costs? - They include the costs of pain, suffering, anxiety, or fatigue
What best describes Quality of Life (QOL) outcomes? - A multidimensional concept focusing on impact
of a disease and treatment relative to the well-being of a patient
Which of the following is true about informative abstracts? - They provide the study results
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