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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2016

Discrepancies between the Dermatology Life Quality Index and utility scores.

Fanni Rencz, Petra Baji, László Gulácsi, Sarolta Kárpáti, Márta Péntek, Adrienn Katalin Poór, Valentin Brodszky

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  7. Measurement properties of the EQ-5D-5L compared to the EQ-5D-3L in psoriasis patients.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2017
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Fanni RenczDepartment of Health Economics, Corvinus University of Budapest, Fővám tér 8., Budapest, 1093, Hungary.
Petra BajiDepartment of Health Economics, Corvinus University of Budapest, Fővám tér 8., Budapest, 1093, Hungary.
László GulácsiDepartment of Health Economics, Corvinus University of Budapest, Fővám tér 8., Budapest, 1093, Hungary.
Sarolta KárpátiDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, Mária u. 41., Budapest, 1085, Hungary.
Márta PéntekDepartment of Health Economics, Corvinus University of Budapest, Fővám tér 8., Budapest, 1093, Hungary.
Adrienn Katalin PoórDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, Mária u. 41., Budapest, 1085, Hungary.
Valentin BrodszkyDepartment of Health Economics, Corvinus University of Budapest, Fővám tér 8., Budapest, 1093, Hungary. valentin.brodszky@uni-corvinus.hu.

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objectiveIn many jurisdictions, deterioration in quality of life assessed with Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) is used for medical and reimbursement decisions in various dermatological conditions such as psoriasis. However, utility values for health states defined by the DLQI have not yet been evaluated. Therefore, we aim to estimate utilities for different health states described by the ten items of the DLQI.

methodsA cross-sectional survey was performed in a convenience sample of the general population. Seven DLQI health states with total scores of 6, 11 and 16 (3-3 and 1 states, respectively) were developed. All of them were different from each other in the number of affected items and severity levels of impairment. The 10-year time trade-off method was used to value health states.

resultsMean utilities elicited by the respondents (n = 308) for the three 6-, three 11- and one 16-point DLQI health states were 0.62-0.75, 0.59-0.66, and 0.56, respectively. In half of the six pairwise comparisons, where health states with the same total DLQI score were compared, significant difference between utilities was found. In eight out of the 15 comparisons between health states with different DLQI scores, utilities were not significantly different.

conclusionsUtility values for health states with identical DLQI total score may significantly vary. This result might be generalisable to various patient populations, in which the DLQI is used; nevertheless, further research is needed. The discrepancies between DLQI scores and utilities might have an impact on medical and reimbursement decisions as they make the utility gain from treatment uncertain.

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Patient PreferenceQuality of LifeSeverity of Illness IndexAdolescentAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesDermatologyFemaleHumansHungaryMaleMiddle AgedReproducibility of ResultsSkin DiseasesYoung AdultDermatology Life Quality IndexHealth-related quality of lifePractice guidelinesReimbursementTime trade-offUtility

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