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ArticleGlobal spine journal2024

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Eric X Jiang, Joshua P Castle, Felicity E Fisk, Kevin Taliaferro, Markian A Pahuta

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Article in Global spine journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Eric X JiangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6271-2172
Joshua P CastleDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA.
Felicity E FiskDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA.
Kevin TaliaferroDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA.
Markian A PahutaDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4808-5459

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Abstract

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designGeneral population utility valuation study.

objectiveTo develop a technique for calculating utilities from the Neck Disability Index (NDI) score.

methodsWe recruited a sample of 1200 adults from a market research panel. Using an online discrete choice experiment (DCE), participants rated 10 choice sets based on NDI health states. A multi-attribute utility function was estimated using a mixed multinomial-logit regression model (MIXL). The sample was partitioned into a training set used for model fitting and validation set used for model evaluation.

resultsThe regression model demonstrated good predictive performance on the validation set with an AUC of .77 (95% CI: .76-.78). The regression model was used to develop a utility scoring rubric for the NDI. Regression results also revealed that participants did not regard all NDI items as equally important. The rank order of importance was (in decreasing order): pain intensity = work; personal care = headache; concentration = sleeping; driving; recreation; lifting; and lastly reading.

conclusionsThis study provides a simple technique for converting the NDI score to utilities and quantify the relative importance of individual NDI items. The ability to evaluate quality-adjusted life-years using these utilities for cervical spine pain and disability could facilitate economic analysis and aid in allocation of healthcare resources.

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cervical spineHealth economicsheath related quality-of-lifequality-adjusted life yearsresource allocationutilities

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PMID35938309
PMCPMC10802524

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