Valuing EQ-5D-Y-3L Health States Using a Discrete Choice Experiment: Do Adult and Adolescent Preferences Differ?

Background An important question in the valuation of children’s health is whether preferences younger individuals should be captured within value sets for measures that are aimed at them. This depends on can complete exercises and their differ from those adults. study compared adults adolescents EQ-5D-Y-3L states using latent scale values elicited a discrete choice experiment (DCE). Methods online DCE survey, comprising 15 pairwise choices, was provided to samples UK (aged 11–17 y). Adults considered 10-year-old child, whereas own health. Mixed logit models were estimated, comparisons made relative attribute importance (RAI) scores pooled model. Results In total, 1000 1005 completed survey. For both samples, level 3 pain/discomfort most important, 2 self-care least based magnitudes coefficients. The RAI (normalized self-care) indicated gave less weight usual activities (1.18 v. 1.51; P < 0.05), (1.77 3.12; 0.01), anxiety/depression (1.64 vs. 2.65; 0.01). model evidence differences between two levels anxiety/depression. Limitations perspective task differed no data collected anchor generate sets. Conclusions Adolescents could DCE, taking child perspective. It consider incorporated into