기사
A comparison of patient and general population weightings of EQ-5D dimensions /
- 개인저자
- Mann, Rachel ;, Brazier, John ;, Tsuchiya, Aki ;
- 수록페이지
- 363-372 p.
- 발행일자
- 2009.03.23
- 출판사
- Wiley
초록
[영문]This paper examines the differences in health state valuations given by patients when they are asked to value their own current states, and those given by members of the general population who were asked to value hypothetical health states. Patient data consist of 4137 observations on EQ5D profiles and Visual Analogue Scale VAS obtained from 3376 patients, covering eight different conditions. General population data are taken from the EQ5D valuation set. Two analyses were carried out. In the first, the patient selfrated VAS was compared with population VAS values for the same health states. In the second, the patient selfrated VAS values were modelled, and the regression coefficients were compared with the corresponding coefficients from the general population study. The first analysis resulted in a statistically significant mean difference of -0.012 0.647 for patient VAS, 0.659 from the population value set. The second analysis found statistically significant differences between the coefficients for the EQ5D health dimensions PainDiscomfort, Mobility and AnxietyDepression. AnxietyDepression had the largest impact on the patient model compared with PainDiscomfort in the general population model. A further regression analysis suggests that the magnitude of disagreement between patient selfrated VAS model and the population VAS model depends on the patients condition