Exploring the importance of controlling heteroskedasticity and heterogeneity in health valuation: a case study on Dutch EQ-5D-5L

Abstract Background Respondents in a health valuation study may have different sources of error (i.e., heteroskedasticity), tastes (differences in the relative effects of each attribute level), and scales (differences in the absolute effects of all attributes). Although prior studies have compared values by preference-elicitation tasks (e.g., paired comparison [PC] and best–worst scaling case 2 [BWS]), no study has yet controlled for heteroskedasticity and heterogeneity (taste and scale) simultaneously in health valuation. Methods Preferences on EQ-5D-5L profiles were elicited from a random sa... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Karim, Suzana
Craig, Benjamin M.
Groothuis-Oudshoorn, Catharina G. M.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
Reihe/Periodikum: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes ; volume 20, issue 1 ; ISSN 1477-7525
Verlag/Hrsg.: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Schlagwörter: Public Health / Environmental and Occupational Health / General Medicine
Sprache: Englisch
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Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12955-022-01989-9

Abstract Background Respondents in a health valuation study may have different sources of error (i.e., heteroskedasticity), tastes (differences in the relative effects of each attribute level), and scales (differences in the absolute effects of all attributes). Although prior studies have compared values by preference-elicitation tasks (e.g., paired comparison [PC] and best–worst scaling case 2 [BWS]), no study has yet controlled for heteroskedasticity and heterogeneity (taste and scale) simultaneously in health valuation. Methods Preferences on EQ-5D-5L profiles were elicited from a random sample of 380 adults from the general population of the Netherlands, using 24 PC and 25 BWS case 2 tasks. To control for heteroskedasticity and heterogeneity (taste and scale) simultaneously, we estimated Dutch EQ-5D-5L values using conditional, heteroskedastic, and scale-adjusted latent class (SALC) logit models by maximum likelihood. Results After controlling for heteroskedasticity, the PC and BWS values were highly correlated (Pearson's correlation: 0.9167, CI: 0.9109–0.9222) and largely agreed (Lin's concordance: 0.7658, CI: 0.7542–0.7769) on a pits scale. In terms of preference heterogeneity, some respondents (mostly young men) failed to account for any of the EQ-5D-5L attributes (i.e., garbage class), and others had a lower scale (59%; p-value: 0.123). Overall, the SALC model produced a consistent Dutch EQ-5D-5L value set on a pits scale, like the original study (Pearson's correlation:0.7295; Lin's concordance: 0.6904). Conclusions This paper shows the merits of simultaneously controlling for heteroskedasticity and heterogeneity in health valuation. In this case, the SALC model dispensed with a garbage class automatically and adjusted the scale for those who failed the PC dominant task. Future analysis may include more behavioral variables to better control heteroskedasticity and heterogeneity in health valuation. Highlights The Dutch EQ-5D-5L values based on paired comparison [PC] and best-worst scaling [BWS] responses ...