title: Cost-utility analysis of assistive technologies in the European Commission's TIDE Program. Technology Initiative for Disabled and Elderly People.
abstract: Socioeconomic evaluation is an issue dealt with in the European Commission's research program TIDE. The principles of cost-utility analysis have been examined for usability in the assessment of rehabilitative technologies. A case study, the choice of a type of wheelchair, is described to demonstrate how estimates of utility can be derived and how cost-utility ratios can be used to guide decision making.
authors.affiliation: Uppsala University.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brodin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Persson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005060:Europe; D005062:European Union / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D014910:Wheelchairs / Q000191:economics