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Measuring utility values for QALYs: two methodological issues.

R Smith·M Dobson
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Two methodological concerns in utility estimation, the development of health state descriptions (scenarios) and the interpretation of interval scale anchor points, are examined in the context of disease-specific cost utility analyses (CUA). It is contended that results in CUA can be fundamentally biased by: (i) how the information presented in a scenario is generated; and (ii) the researcher's 'definition' of anchor points, when these are used as bounds to the interval scale. A number of recommendations are made, in particular for a more explicit reporting of these issues in CUA, to facilitate greater consistency in the application of utility measurement techniques.

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R Smith, M Dobson. 1993. Measuring utility values for QALYs: two methodological issues.. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.4730020407

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