Hernandez, M.A., Wailoo , A., Wolfe, F. et al. (1 more author) (2012) The relationship between EQ-5D, HAQ and pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: further validation and development of the limited dependent variable, mixture model approach. HEDS Discussion Paper, 12/10. (Unpublished)
Abstract
Objective
To provide robust estimates of EQ-5D as a function of the Health Assessment Questionnaire
(HAQ) and pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Method
Repeated observations of patients diagnosed with RA in a US observational cohort (n=100,398 observations) who provided data on HAQ, pain on a visual analogue scale and the EQ-5D questionnaire. We use a bespoke mixture modelling approach to appropriately reflect the characteristics of the EQ-5D instrument and compare this to results from linear regression.
Results
The addition of pain alongside HAQ as an explanatory variable substantially improves explanatory power. The preferred model is a four component mixture. Unlike the linear regression it exhibits very good fit to the data, does not suffer from problems of bias or predict values outside the feasible range.
Conclusions
It is appropriate to model the relationship between HAQ and EQ-5D but only if suitable statistical methods are applied. Linear models underestimate the QALY benefits, and therefore the cost effectiveness, of therapies. The bespoke mixture model approach outlined here overcomes this problem. The addition of pain as an explanatory variable greatly improves the estimates.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
---|---|
Authors/Creators: |
|
Dates: |
|
Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > Health Economics and Decision Science > HEDS Discussion Paper Series |
Depositing User: | Miss Stephanie Haslam |
Date Deposited: | 02 Aug 2012 08:27 |
Last Modified: | 09 Jun 2014 05:10 |
Status: | Unpublished |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:74450 |