Comparison of contemporaneous responses for EQ-5D-3L and Minnesota Living with Heart Failure; a case for disease specific multiattribute utility instrument in cardiovascular conditions

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• 作者：Sanjeewa Kularatna^a ; ^b ; ^c ; ¹ ; ^{s.kularatna@griffith.edu.au} ; Joshua Byrnes^a ; ^b ; ^c ; ¹ ; Yih Kai Chan^c ; ^d ; ¹ ; Melinda J. Carrington^c ; ^d ; ¹ ; Simon Stewart^c ; ^d ; ¹ ; Paul A. Scuffham^a ; ^b ; ¹
• 关键词：Utility ; EQ-5D ; MLHF ; Quality of life ; QALY
• 刊名：International Journal of Cardiology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：15 January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：227
• 期：Complete
• 页码：172-176
• 全文大小：253 K
• 卷排序：227

文摘

The EQ-5D-3L, a generic multi-attribute utility instrument (MAUI), is widely employed to assist in economic evaluations in health care. The EQ-5D-3L lacks sensitivity when used in conditions such as cardiovascular disease (CVD). Although there are number of CVD specific quality of life instruments, currently, there are no CVD specific MAUIs. The aim of this study is to investigate the discriminative ability and responsiveness of the EQ-5D-3L and the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHF), a CVD specific quality of life instrument in a group of heart failure patients.MethodsThe psychometric performance of the EQ-5D-3L and the MLHF was assessed using data from a randomised trial for a heart failure management intervention. The two instruments were compared for discrimination, responsiveness and agreement. The severity groups were defined using New York Heart Association functional classes.ResultsThe effect sizes for severe classes were generally similar showing good discrimination. The MLHF recorded better responsiveness between the time points than the EQ-5D-3L which was indicated by higher effect sizes and standardised response means. The change in MLHF summary scores between the time points was significant (p < 0.005; paired t-test). The overall agreement between the two measures was low.ConclusionThe low correlation indicates that the two classification systems cover different aspects of health space. Comparison of CVD specific instruments with other generic MAUIs such as EQ-5D-3L and AQOL-8D is recommended for further research.