Comparison of Directly Elicited Preferences to Preferences Derived from the SF-36 in Adults with Asthma

Todd A. Lee, William Hollingworth and Sean D. Sullivan

Medical Decision Making, 2003, vol. 23, issue 4, 323-334

Abstract: Introduction. Algorithms have been developed that estimate preferences from the Short Form 36 (SF-36). The objective of this study was to compare SF-36-derived preferences to directly elicited preferences. Methods. The authors used data from a clinical trial of adult asthmatics to derive preferences from the SF-36 and compare those to visual analog scale (VAS) values and the Asthma Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (AQLQ). Results. The differences between VAS and derived preferences ranged from -0.066 to 0.024 at baseline and 0.006 to 0.107 at the end of follow-up. All measures improved from baseline (P

Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1177/0272989X03256009

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