Towards a Central-Eastern European EQ-5D-3L population norm: comparing data from Hungarian, Polish and Slovenian population studies

Zsombor Zrubka (), Dominik Golicki, Valentina Prevolnik-Rupel, Petra Baji, Fanni Rencz, Valentin Brodszky, László Gulácsi and Márta Péntek
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Zsombor Zrubka: Corvinus University of Budapest
Dominik Golicki: Medical University of Warsaw
Valentina Prevolnik-Rupel: Institute for Economic Research
Fanni Rencz: Corvinus University of Budapest
László Gulácsi: Corvinus University of Budapest
Márta Péntek: Corvinus University of Budapest

The European Journal of Health Economics, 2019, vol. 20, issue 1, No 14, 154 pages

Abstract: Abstract Background EQ-5D-3L population data are available only from Hungary, Poland and Slovenia in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). We aimed to compare the accessible studies and estimate a regional EQ-5D-3L population norm for CEE. Methods A combined dataset using patient-level data of 8850 respondents was created. Based on the European Census of 2011, regional population norm estimates were calibrated by gender, age and education for the joint citizenry of 11 CEE countries. Results EQ-5D-3L health states were available for 6926 and EQ VAS scores for 6569 respondents. Demographic characteristics of the samples reflected the recruitment methods (Hungary: online; Slovenia: postal survey, Poland: personal interviews). Occurrence of problems differed significantly by educational level in all the five dimensions (p

Keywords: EQ-5D-3L; Population norm; Central-Eastern Europe; Hungary; Poland; Slovenia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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