Developing a dementia-specific preference--based quality of life measure (AD-5D) in Australia: a valuation study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Generic instruments for assessing health-related quality of life may lack the sensitivity to detect changes in health specific to certain conditions, such as dementia. The Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease (QOL-AD) is a widely used and well-validated condition-specific instrument for assessing health-related quality of life for people living with dementia, but it does not enable the calculation of quality-adjusted life years, the basis of cost utility analysis. This study will generate a preference-based scoring algorithm for a health state classification system -the Alzheimer's Disease Five Dimensions (AD-5D) derived from the QOL-AD.

Methods and analysis

Discrete choice experiments with duration (DCE_TTO) and best-worst scaling health state valua

SUBMITTER: Comans TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5781065 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature