Abstract
For equity, preferences used in cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) should yield similar values for different groups with similar health states. We used data from the US 2000 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, including socio-demographics, EQ-5D) Index and EQ Visual Analog Scale (EQ VAS) scores, to examine whether EQ-5D Index (representing community preferences) and EQ VAS (representing personal preferences) scores differed systematically by socio-demographic group. Differences between EQ-5D Index and EQ VAS scores by socio-demographic group were small and mostly not statistically significant. These preliminary findings suggest that using the EQ-5D, Index in CEAs may not contribute to socio-demographic inequities.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 319-325 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Health Economics |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2007 |
Keywords
- Health status
- Population health
- Preferences
- Socio-economic status
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nursing(all)
- Economics and Econometrics
- Health(social science)
- Health Professions(all)