What matters most?: evidence-based findings of health dimensions affecting the societal preferences for EQ-5D health states

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Monica Viegas Andrade²  Kenya Valeria Micaela De Souza Noronha²  Ana Carolina Maia¹  Paul Kind¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional Belo Horizonte,Brasil

关键词: Quality Adjusted Life Years;    Health Evaluation;    Health Technology Assessment;    Anos de Vida Ajustados por Qualidade de Vida;    Avaliação em Saúde;    Avaliação de Tecnologias de Saúde;    Años de Vida Ajustados por Calidad de Vida;    Evaluación en Salud;    Evaluación de Tecnologías de Salud;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0102-311X00021113

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study analyzes how different health dimensions defined by the EQ-5D-3L instrument affect average individual preferences for health states. This analysis is an important benchmark for the incorporation of health technologies as it takes into consideration Brazilian population preferences in health resource allocation decisions. The EQ-5D instrument defines health in terms of five dimensions (mobility, daily activities, self-care activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression) each divided into three levels of severity. Data came from a valuation study with 3,362 literate individuals aged between 18 and 64 living in urban areas of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The main results reveal that health utility decreases as the level of severity increases. With regard to health issues, mobility stands out as the most important EQ-5D dimension. Independently of severity levels of the other EQ-5D-3L dimensions, the highest decrements in utilities are associated with severe mobility problems.

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