title: The Dutch tariff: results and arguments for an effective design for national EQ-5D valuation studies.
abstract: The objective of this study was to estimate a Dutch EQ-5D tariff and to determine in a simulation study using the dataset of the original UK valuation study, the number of health states and respondents needed to estimate a reliable tariff. In all, 300 Dutch respondents directly valued 17 states compared to 3000 respondents and 42 states in the original MVH protocol. The results reaffirmed differences in health-related preferences between countries, justifying the estimation of national tariffs. The mean absolute error was 0.030. The design of this study is recommended for national EQ-5D valuation studies.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Technology Assessment, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. l.lamers@erasmusmc.nl
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Lamers
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McDonnell
authors.forename: P F M
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Stalmeier
authors.forename: P F M
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Krabbe
authors.forename: J J V
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Busschbach
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004467:Economics; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D011788:Quality of Life