Table 1.
The weights of the criteria in Israel
| Number of respondents | The technology is intended for patients suffering from a severe disease | Funding the technology is required so that the poor can receive it | The Technology is intended to treat a disease common among children | The technology is intended to treat a disease common among the elderly | Individual Benefit | The number of patients requiring the technology | Cost per QALY | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of criteria | equity | equity | equity | equity | efficiency | efficiency | efficiency | ||
| Total respondents | 65 | 11% | 19% | 14% | 10% | 19% | 15% | 12% | 100% |
| Rank | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| International study definitions | Equity weight = 54% | Efficiency weight = 46% | 100% | ||||||
| Alternative definitiona | Equity weight = 40% | Efficiency weight = 60% | 100% | ||||||
aSeeing the criteria “the technology is targeted to children” as an efficiency criterion