Using qualitative methods for a conceptual analysis of measures of health status and presenteeism prior to a mapping study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The inclusion of productivity in economic evaluations is a contentious issue. Methods are currently being developed to assess how it may feasibly be included for specific interventions, such as workplace interventions (WPIs), where productivity is a key outcome. Mapping (also called cross-walking or prediction modelling) may offer a solution. Prior to producing a mapping algorithm, it is recommended that the conceptual validity between 'source' and 'target' measures be understood first. This study aimed to understand the conceptual validity of two existing measures of health status (EQ-5D; SF-6D) and presenteeism to inform the potential for a subsequent mapping algorithm.

Methods

A purposive sample of individuals who were currently working and had either rheumatoi

SUBMITTER: Jones C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7591427 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature