The Influence of Perspective on the Valuation of the EQ-5D-Y-3L: A Comparison Using the OPUF Tool and a Discrete Choice Experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The choice of perspective in valuation tasks is likely to affect the scale of EQ-5D-Y-3L value sets, but less is known about how it affects the relative importance of different dimensions.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to examine how preferences for EQ-5D-Y-3L health states differ according to different perspectives utilising two methods: the Online elicitation of Personal Utility Functions (OPUF) tool and a discrete choice experiment (DCE).

Methods

An online survey was designed containing the OPUF tool and a DCE. Adult respondents from the United Kingdom were randomised to one of five different perspective arms: (1) 4-year-old child, (2) 10-year-old child, (3) a child of unspecified age, (4) another adult, and (5) own health. The resulting OPUF valu

SUBMITTER: Hitch J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12799685 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature