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CALY-SWE questionnaire

Resources

Scientific Articles

  • Meili KW, Hjelte J, Lindholm L, Månsdotter A. Capability inequality: Does disadvantage or plurality matter more for policy? A Swedish cross-sectional study on the population distribution and group differences of capability using CALY-SWE. Social Sciences & Humanities Open. 2024 Jan 1;10:100961.
    doi.org/10.1007/10.1016/j.ssaho.2024.100961.

  • Meili KW, Mulhern B, Ssegonja R, Norström F, Feldman I, Månsdotter A, Hjelte J, Lindholm L. Eliciting a value set for the Swedish Capability-Adjusted Life Years instrument (CALY-SWE). Qual Life Res 33, 59–72. 2024. doi: doi.org/10.1007/s11136-023-03507-w.

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Team

Lars Lindholm, principal investigator
Health economics
Umeå University
Anna Månsdotter, CO-principal investigator
Health economics
Umeå University
Jan Hjelte, researcher
Social work
Umeå University
Frida Puntonet Davidila, PhD student
Crime prevention and health economics
Umeå University
Kaspar Meili, researcher
Health economics
Umeå University

 
 

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Background

Capability ladder

Capability approach

CALY-SWE is grounded in the capability approach that was proposed by Amartya Sen.

The basic idea is that the welfare of individuals should be judged by what capabilitys they have access to. Capabilities are the opportunities that people have in their lifes, and functionings are chosen capabilities.

By choosing from the available capabilities, individuals can realize their life according to their own values and wishes and the higher the capabilites, the higher the opportunity for a flourishing life.

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