ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2019
A note on the relationship between age and health-related quality of life assessment.
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- Preferences for health-related quality of life: do they vary by age? A systematic literature review on the EQ-5D measure.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2025Pooled it
- How does educational attainment affect self-rated health among middle-aged and older adults in China? The role of leisure participation and Hukou system.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Association between physical activity and health-related quality of life among adults in China: the moderating role of age.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Completing the time trade-off with respondents who are older, in poorer health or with an immigrant background in an EQ-5D-5L valuation study.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2023Article
- Time trade-off with someone to live for: impact of having significant others on time trade-off valuations of hypothetical health states.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- International Valuation Protocol for the EQ-5D-Y-3L.PharmacoEconomics · 2020Article
- Do socio-demographic characteristics and/or health status explain the magnitude of differences between patient and general public utility values? A chronic low back pain patients case study.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeTo extend existing analyses of whether and how the age of respondents is related to their time trade-off (TTO) valuations of hypothetical EQ-5D-3L health states, and to contribute to the existing debate about the rationale and implications for using age-specific utilities in health technology assessment (HTA).
methodsWe use data from the MVH UK valuation study. For each profile, the mean TTO value-adjusted by sex, education, self-reported health and personal experience of serious illness-is pairwise compared across the different age groups. A Bonferroni correction is applied to the multiple testing of significant differences between means. Smile plots illustrate the results. A debate regarding whether there is a case for using age-specific utilities in HTAs complements the analysis.
resultsResults show that the oldest respondents value health profiles lower than younger age groups, particularly for profiles describing problems in the mobility dimension.
conclusionThe findings raise the possibility of using age-specific value sets in HTAs, since a technology may not be cost-effective on average but cost-effective for a sub-group whose preferences are more closely aligned to the benefits offered by the technology.
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