EORTC QLU-C10D value sets for Austria, Italy, and Poland.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To develop Austrian, Italian, and Polish general population value sets for the EORTC QLU-C10D, a cancer-specific utility instrument based on the EORTC QLQ-C30, and to descriptively compare their index scores for distinct health states.

Methods

The QLU-C10D descriptive system comprises 10 health attributes and each can take on 4 levels. A standardised and pre-tested methodology has been applied for valuations including a web-based discrete choice experiment (DCE). It was administered in 1000 general population respondents per country recruited via online panels, aiming at representativeness for core socio-demographic variables.

Results

In all three countries, the attributes with the largest impact on utility were physical functioning, pain, and role functioni

SUBMITTER: Gamper EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7434806 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature