weeks and then be back to normal. Whereas this one, very you’ll it’s extreme, so ye, I think that in question 2, the doctor consultation would make a difference. Whereas for the first one, (M6) no.” When considering the temporary TTO, for durations from 1 to 4 weeks, there were the same contrasting views. Some felt that the duration of the health states, would not impact on their preference: really affect me how the doctor talked to me in a sense “It wouldn’t because like you are having a longer period of time, I mean if you are going to see the doctor just for one, just for one occasion then probably he might offend you because you like keep in your can’t mind, but in this case you are living in the disease for like 4 weeks, which so I suppose it matter what the doctor says, if it were wouldn’t me you know. OK, so in this (M11) case.” And others felt it would: think when maybe 2 weeks or 3 weeks and had no um, sort “I you’ve of positive consultation with your doctor, um, then its going to start to, um, make it a lot more different to a, um, make it a lot more serious than (M2) A” For the VAS valuations, no timeframe was reported. Some, respondents still considered time when scoring the health states, and made assumptions to aid in their valuations. This is discussed further in Theme 8. think so, but in that case, because of the one occasion, it would “I affect me, I mean personally a bit more than (M11) this.”
weeks and then you’ll be back to normal. Whereas this one, it’s very extreme, so ye, I think that in question 2, the doctor consultation would make a difference. Whereas for the first one, no.” (M6) When considering the temporary TTO, for durations from 1 to 4 weeks, there were the same contrasting views. Some felt that the duration of the health states, would not impact on their preference: “It wouldn’t really affect me how the doctor talked to me in a sense because like you are having a longer period of time, I mean if you are going to see the doctor just for one, just for one occasion then probably he might offend you because you can’t like keep in your mind, but in this case you are living in the disease for like 4 weeks, which so I suppose it wouldn’t matter what the doctor says, if it were me you know. OK, so in this case.” (M11) And others felt it would: “I think when maybe 2 weeks or 3 weeks and you’ve had no um, sort of positive consultation with your doctor, um, then its going to start to, um, make it a lot more different to a, um, make it a lot more serious than A” (M2) For the VAS valuations, no timeframe was reported. Some, respondents still considered time when scoring the health states, and made assumptions to aid in their valuations. This is discussed further in Theme 8. “I think so, but in that case, because of the one occasion, it would affect me, I mean personally a bit more than this.” (M11)