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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2025

Valuation survey for SF-6Dv2 in Japan based on the international protocol.

Takeru Shiroiwa, Yosuke Yamamoto, Tatsunori Murata, Brendan Mulhern, Jakob Bjorner, John Brazier, Takashi Fukuda, Donna Rowen, Shun-Ichi Fukuhara

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  2. A cross-country comparison of the psychometric performance of SF-6Dv2 and EQ-5D-5L.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2026
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  4. Optimizing presentation formats for SF-6Dv2 health status valuation: a qualitative study using cognitive interviews.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025
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Takeru ShiroiwaCenter for Outcomes Research and Economic Evaluation for Health (C2H), National Institute of Public Health, 2-3-6 Minami, Wako, Saitama, 351-0197, Japan. t.shiroiwa@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3055-9932
Yosuke YamamotoDepartment of Healthcare Epidemiology, School of Public Health in the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1104-2612
Tatsunori MurataCrecon Medical Assessment Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
Brendan MulhernCentre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3656-8063
Jakob BjornerQualityMetric, an IQVIA Company, Johnston, RI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7033-8224
John BrazierSheffield Centre for Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8645-4780
Takashi FukudaCenter for Outcomes Research and Economic Evaluation for Health (C2H), National Institute of Public Health, 2-3-6 Minami, Wako, Saitama, 351-0197, Japan.
Donna RowenSheffield Centre for Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3018-5109
Shun-Ichi FukuharaSection of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Community Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

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purposeThe SF-6D Classification System was recently updated (SF-6Dv2). We performed a valuation survey to construct a value set for the SF-6Dv2 in Japan.

methodsAn online discrete choice experiment (DCE) with duration was used to estimate a value set for the SF-6Dv2 for Japan based on public preferences. The target sample number was 3800. Respondents were asked to complete 15 choice tasks. A conditional logit model that estimates interactions between time and each dimension was used to develop the value set.

resultsThe collected sample included 3933 respondents for the DCE tasks. The results of all the unconstrained models showed some inconsistencies. In particular, inconsistencies in the two most severe levels of the role limitation (RL) and vitality (VT) dimensions were observed in all models. The number of inconsistencies was smallest in a core model (n = 3) and in a model for core and common health states (n = 2). The physical functioning (PF) and pain (PA) dimensions had the greatest influence on utility at the overall level across all models. RL, VT, and social functioning (SF) had smaller overall impacts on utility. The PF weights for the two most severe levels are much lower than those in the UK and Australia. The Japanese scores tended to be lower compared with the UK SF-6Dv2 scores.

conclusionWe obtained a value set for Japan (model 5). With the development of this value set, it is now possible to calculate quality-adjusted life years for economic evaluation in Japan when the SF-6Dv2 has been used.

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Health StatusQuality of LifeAdultAgedChoice BehaviorFemaleHumansJapanMaleMiddle AgedPsychometricsQuality-Adjusted Life YearsSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultHealth technology assessmentQALYQuality of lifeSF-6DUtility

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