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Use of visual analog scales in economic evaluation

John Brazier Sheffield Health Economics Group, University of Sheffield, UK
,
Colin Green Wessex Institute For Health Research and Development, University of Southampton, UK
,
Christopher McCabe
&
Katherine Stevens
Pages 293-302 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014
 
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Abstract

Visual analog scales or rating scales are commonly used in economic evaluation to elicit preferences in order to estimate quality-adjusted life years. Values obtained from visual analog scales have been used on their own or via a transformation to map them onto one of the choice-based methods for elicting preferences, namely standard gamble or time trade-off. The arguments against using visual analog scales in economic evaluation directly or indirectly via a transformation are reviewed. It is concluded that it canonly ever provide a second best solution compared with the direct use of a choice-based technique.

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