Journal article
Accuracy of Health-Related Quality of Life Assessment: What Is the Benefit of Incorporating Patients' Preferences for Domain Functioning?
Health psychology, Vol.20(2), pp.136-140
03/01/2001
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.20.2.136
PMID: 11315731
Abstract
This study investigated the accuracy benefit of incorporating patients' preferences for domains of functioning into health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measurement. Using policy-capturing techniques, 102 medical outpatients judged the HRQOL of 16 scenarios describing varying levels of functioning in 3 domains. For each participant, regression analysis determined relative domain preferences and 2 decision models were built: one incorporating (preference-weighted) and one ignoring (equally weighted) domain preferences. To assess accuracy, the average proportion of judgment variance accounted for by each model was determined and both accounted for approximately 50%. However, for patients showing the greatest differences in importance across domains, the preference-weighted model was more accurate. Findings are discussed in the context of enhancing HRQOL assessment.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Accuracy of Health-Related Quality of Life Assessment: What Is the Benefit of Incorporating Patients' Preferences for Domain Functioning?
- Creators
- Kristina G. Gorbatenko-Roth - Division of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, College of Education, University of IowaIrwin P. Levin - University of IowaElizabeth M. Altmaier - University of IowaBradley N. Doebbeling - Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Health psychology, Vol.20(2), pp.136-140
- DOI
- 10.1037/0278-6133.20.2.136
- PMID
- 11315731
- NLM abbreviation
- Health Psychol
- ISSN
- 0278-6133
- eISSN
- 1930-7810
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Number of pages
- 5
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/2001
- Academic Unit
- Marketing; Psychological and Brain Sciences; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9984963218502771
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