Mihir Gandhi1,2,3, Marcus Ang4,5, Kelvin Teo4, Chee Wai Wong4, Yvonne Chung-Hsi Wei4, Rachel Lee-Yin Tan6, Mathieu F Janssen7, Nan Luo8. 1. Department of Biostatistics, Singapore Clinical Research Institute, #02-01, 31 Biopolis Way, Singapore, Singapore. 2. Centre for Quantitative Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School, 8 College Road, Singapore, Singapore. 3. Tampere Center for Child Health Research, Tampere University, Arvo-building, Tampere, Finland. 4. Department of Ophthalmology, Singapore National Eye Centre, 11 Third Hospital Ave, Singapore, Singapore. 5. Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Department, Duke-NUS Medical School, 8 College Road, Singapore, Singapore. 6. Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, 12 Science Drive 2, Singapore, Singapore. 7. Section Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychiatry, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 8. Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, 12 Science Drive 2, Singapore, Singapore. ephln@nus.edu.sg.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: (1) To evaluate the effect of adding a vision dimension ('bolt-on') to the 5-level EQ-5D (EQ-5D-5L) and 3-level EQ-5D (EQ-5D-3L) on their responsiveness, and (2) to compare the responsiveness of a vision 'bolt-on' EQ-5D-3L (EQ-5D-3L + V) with SF-6D and Health Utilities Index Mark 3 (HUI3) to the benefit of cataract surgery. METHODS: Sixty-three patients were assessed before and after their cataract surgery using the EQ-5D-3L, EQ-5D-5L, SF-6D, HUI3, as well as a 3-level and a 5-level vision dimension. Preference-based indices were calculated using available value sets for EQ-5D-3L, EQ-5D-3L + V, EQ-5D-5L, SF-6D, and HUI3, and non-preference-based indices were calculated using the sum-score method for EQ-5D-5L and EQ-5D-5L + V (vision bolt-on EQ-5D-5L). Responsiveness was assessed using the standardized response mean (SRM) and F-statistic. RESULTS: Among preference-based indices, mean changes from pre to post-surgery in EQ-5D-3L + V and EQ-5D-3L indices were 0.031 and 0.018, respectively. The mean changes for EQ-5D-5L, SF-6D and HUI3 indices were 0.020, 0.012 and 0.105, respectively. The SRM (F-statistic) for EQ-5D-3L + V and EQ-5D-3L indices were 0.458 (13.2) and 0.098 (0.6), respectively. The responsiveness of EQ-5D-3L + V was better than EQ-5D-5L, SF-6D; the responsiveness of HUI3 was better than all other measures. Using non-preference-based indices, mean change for EQ-5D-5L + V and EQ-5D-5L were 0.067 and 0.017, respectively. The corresponding SRM (F-statistic) were 0.709 (31.7) and 0.295 (5.4). CONCLUSIONS: Preliminary evidence from our study suggests that a vision 'bolt-on' may increase the responsiveness of EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L to change in health outcomes experienced by patients undergoing cataract surgery. In absence of the preference-based vision bolt-on EQ-5D-5L index, HUI3 was the most responsive measure.
OBJECTIVES: (1) To evaluate the effect of adding a vision dimension ('bolt-on') to the 5-level EQ-5D (EQ-5D-5L) and 3-level EQ-5D (EQ-5D-3L) on their responsiveness, and (2) to compare the responsiveness of a vision 'bolt-on' EQ-5D-3L (EQ-5D-3L + V) with SF-6D and Health Utilities Index Mark 3 (HUI3) to the benefit of cataract surgery. METHODS: Sixty-three patients were assessed before and after their cataract surgery using the EQ-5D-3L, EQ-5D-5L, SF-6D, HUI3, as well as a 3-level and a 5-level vision dimension. Preference-based indices were calculated using available value sets for EQ-5D-3L, EQ-5D-3L + V, EQ-5D-5L, SF-6D, and HUI3, and non-preference-based indices were calculated using the sum-score method for EQ-5D-5L and EQ-5D-5L + V (vision bolt-on EQ-5D-5L). Responsiveness was assessed using the standardized response mean (SRM) and F-statistic. RESULTS: Among preference-based indices, mean changes from pre to post-surgery in EQ-5D-3L + V and EQ-5D-3L indices were 0.031 and 0.018, respectively. The mean changes for EQ-5D-5L, SF-6D and HUI3 indices were 0.020, 0.012 and 0.105, respectively. The SRM (F-statistic) for EQ-5D-3L + V and EQ-5D-3L indices were 0.458 (13.2) and 0.098 (0.6), respectively. The responsiveness of EQ-5D-3L + V was better than EQ-5D-5L, SF-6D; the responsiveness of HUI3 was better than all other measures. Using non-preference-based indices, mean change for EQ-5D-5L + V and EQ-5D-5L were 0.067 and 0.017, respectively. The corresponding SRM (F-statistic) were 0.709 (31.7) and 0.295 (5.4). CONCLUSIONS: Preliminary evidence from our study suggests that a vision 'bolt-on' may increase the responsiveness of EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L to change in health outcomes experienced by patients undergoing cataract surgery. In absence of the preference-based vision bolt-on EQ-5D-5L index, HUI3 was the most responsive measure.
Authors: Paul Swinburn; Andrew Lloyd; K S Boye; Emily Edson-Heredia; Lee Bowman; Bas Janssen Journal: Value Health Date: 2013-11-11 Impact factor: 5.725