Cindy L. K. Lam|John Brazier|Sarah M. McGhee
Valuation of the SF-6D Health States Is Feasible, Acceptable, Reliable, and Valid in a Chinese Population
abstract objectives sf6d preferencebased measure health pbmh derived sf36 economic evaluation aim study find whether feasible acceptable reliable valid use standard gamble sg method generate preferencebased values sf6d chinese population methods sf6d translated chinese forward backward translations fortynine states defined sf6d selected using orthogonal design grouped seven sets agesex stratified sample 126 chinese adults low education levels valued set 7 pits worst sf6d health states sg method data modeled individual mean levels predict preference values sf6d states quality data predictive power models compared results united kingdom results respondents completed interviews 3 finding process difficult 21 felt degree irritation boredom total 907 sg valuations 90 outof 1008 observations useable econometric modeling significant change testretest values 21 subjects main mean effect models achieved good fit mean absolute error 0054 differences chinese uk preference coefficients found especially physical functioning dimension range sg values predicted hk function slightly longer pits state value 0152 compared 0271 uk conclusion feasible acceptable reliable valid value sf6d sg method chinese population relatively low education levels results supported feasibility validity valuing pbmh asian populations studies required determine whether differences sf6d scoring algorithms british chinese populations important