Using the Online Elicitation of Personal Utility Functions Approach to Derive a Patient-Based 5-Level Version of EQ-5D Value Set: A Study in 122 Patients With Rheumatic Diseases From Germany

Mar 1, 2024, 00:00
10.1016/j.jval.2023.12.009
https://www.valueinhealthjournal.com/article/S1098-3015(23)06242-3/fulltext
Title : Using the Online Elicitation of Personal Utility Functions Approach to Derive a Patient-Based 5-Level Version of EQ-5D Value Set: A Study in 122 Patients With Rheumatic Diseases From Germany
Citation : https://www.valueinhealthjournal.com/action/showCitFormats?pii=S1098-3015(23)06242-3&doi=10.1016/j.jval.2023.12.009
First page : 376
Section Title : PREFERENCE-BASED ASSESSMENTS
Open access? : Yes
Section Order : 376

Objectives

Traditional preference elicitation methods, such as discrete choice experiments or time trade-off, usually require large sample sizes. This can limit their applicability in patient populations, where recruiting enough participants can be challenging.

Methods

OPUF is a new type of online survey that implements compositional preference elicitation techniques. Central to the method are 3 valuation steps: (1) dimension weighting, (2) level rating, and (3) anchoring. An English demo version of the OPUF survey can be accessed at . From the responses, a personal EQ-5D-5L utility function can be constructed for each participant, and a group-level value set can be derived by aggregating model coefficients across participants.

Results

A total of 122 patients with rheumatic disease from Germany completed the OPUF survey. The survey was generally well received; most participants completed the survey in less than 20 minutes and were able to derive a full EQ-5D-5L value set. The precision of mean coefficients was high, despite the small sample size.

Conclusions

Our findings demonstrate that OPUF can be used to derive an EQ-5D-5L value set from a relatively small sample of patients. Although the method is still under development, we think that it has the potential to be a valuable preference elicitation tool and to complement traditional methods in several areas.

Categories :
  • Health State Utilities
  • Methodological & Statistical Research
  • Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • Patient-Centered Research
  • Preference Methods
  • Specific Diseases & Conditions
  • Study Approaches
  • Surveys & Expert Panels
  • Systemic Disorders/Conditions
Tags :
  • EQ-5D-5L
  • MCDA
  • preference elicitation
  • rheumatic disease
  • utility values
  • value set
Regions :
  • Western Europe
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