Use of the visual analogue scale for health state valuation: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The visual analogue scale (VAS) has been used in the context of health and healthcare for various purposes, for example, to measure pain and to provide a single-index measure of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This scoping review aims to describe how the VAS has been used for health state valuation in the published literature.

Methods

The search was carried out in Medline, Web of Science and PsycInfo. The findings of the included articles were tabulated and presented descriptively using frequencies and proportions.

Results

The database search yielded 4856 unique articles, out of these, 308 were included. In 83% of the articles, the main purpose for using a VAS was to value health states. The two most common perspectives when valuing health states wi

SUBMITTER: Astrom M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10474194 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature