Estimating an EQ-5D-Y-3L Value Set for Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The EQ-5D-Y-3L is a generic measure of health-related quality of life in children and adolescents. Although the Brazilian-Portuguese EQ-5D-Y-3L version is available, there is no value set for it, hampering its use in economic evaluations. This study aimed to elicit a Brazilian EQ-5D-Y-3L value set based on preferences of the general adult population.

Methods

Two independent samples of adults participated in an online discrete choice experiment (DCE) survey and a composite time trade-off (cTTO) face-to-face interview. The framing was "considering your views for a 10-year-old child". DCE data were analyzed using a mixed-logit model. The 243 DCE predicted values were mapped into the observed 28 cTTO values using linear and non-linear mapping approaches with and wit

SUBMITTER: Espirito Santo CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11343814 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature