Demographic differences in health preferences in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The United States has a culturally and demographically diverse populace, and the aim of this study was to examine differences in health preferences by sex, age, ethnicity, and race.

Methods

We assessed preferences for health outcomes defined by the PROMIS-29 survey in a sample of the US population. On the basis of the survey's 540 paired-comparisons trading off lifespan and 7 domains of health-related quality of life (HRQoL), we compared the choices between men and women, adults age 18-54 years and 55 years and older, Hispanics and non-Hispanics, and non-Hispanic blacks and whites. For each subgroup, we estimated the value of 122 HRQoL outcomes on a quality-adjusted life year scale and tested for subgroup differences.

Results

Compared with men, women prefer

SUBMITTER: Craig BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4031273 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature