Measuring EQ-5D-5L utility values in parents who have experienced perinatal death.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Policymakers use clinical and cost-effectiveness evidence to support decisions about health service commissioning. In England, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommend that in cost-effectiveness analyses "effectiveness" is measured as quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), derived from health utility values. The impact of perinatal death (stillbirth/neonatal death) on parents' health utility is currently unknown. This knowledge would improve the robustness of cost-effectiveness evidence for policymakers.

Objective

This study aimed to estimate the impact of perinatal death on parents' health utility.

Methods

An online survey conducted with mothers and fathers in England who experienced a perinatal death. Participants reported how

SUBMITTER: Camacho EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11442506 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature