Journal article
SF-6D health state utilities for lifestyle, sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of a large international cohort of people with multiple sclerosis
Julie A Campbell, George A Jelinek, Tracey J Weiland, Nupur Nag, Sandra L Neate, Andrew J Palmer, Brendan Mulhern, Alysha De Livera, Steve Simpson-Yap
Quality of Life Research | SPRINGER | Published : 2020
Abstract
BACKGROUND: While many studies have examined the impacts of multiple sclerosis (MS) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), none have used the SF-6D multi-attribute utility instrument in a large international cohort (> 2000 subjects) of people with MS. OBJECTIVES: To derive SF-6D health state utilities (HSUs) for participants of the HOLISM (Health Outcomes and Lifestyle In a Sample of people with Multiple Sclerosis) international cohort and to describe the distribution and determinants thereof. METHODS: HSUs were generated using the SF-6D for participants with sufficient SF-36 data [n = 2185/2466 (88.6%)]. Mean HSUs for sociodemographic, clinical and modifiable lifestyle factors (includin..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The study was funded by the Bloom Foundation, Wal Pisciotta, and the Horne Family Charitable Trust.