Danish EQ-5D-5L value set (hybrid cTTO + DCE)
This is a set of values that show how much the Danish public values different health states measured by the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire. It helps compare health outcomes in terms of quality and length of life, especially when deciding which treatments offer the best value.
At a glance
Use when
Conducting cost-utility analyses in Denmark; estimating QALYs for health technologies; informing healthcare reimbursement decisions in Denmark
Avoid when
Working in non-Danish contexts; when country-specific value sets from other nations are required; if simpler or generic preference weights are sufficient
Inputs
EQ-5D-5L health state descriptions (five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, anxiety/depression, each with five levels)
Outputs
Utility value (preference weight) for a given health state on a scale where 1 = full health, 0 = death, and negative values = states worse than death
How it works
The Danish EQ-5D-5L value set was developed using a hybrid model combining composite time trade-off (cTTO) and discrete-choice experiment (DCE) data collected from a nationally representative sample of 1014 Danish adults. A heteroscedastic censored hybrid model was selected for final valuation due to logical consistency. The model assigns values to health states ranging from -0.757 to 1, with full health valued at 1 and the worst state at -0.757. Anxiety/depression had the largest impact on disutility.
- HTA domains
- Clinical Effectiveness, Patient and Social Aspects
- Categories
- HRQoL
- Assumptions
- Respondents' choices reflect societal preferences; cTTO and DCE methods elicit consistent and comparable preferences; health states can be adequately described by the EQ-5D-5L descriptive system
- Strengths
- Based on a representative sample of the Danish population; uses robust hybrid modeling combining cTTO and DCE; ensures logical consistency in predicted values; reflects Danish societal values for healthcare decision-making
- Limitations
- Slight overrepresentation of higher education levels; valuation based on hypothetical health states; cultural specificity limits generalizability to other countries
- Also known as
- Danish EQ-5D-5L value set, EQ-5D-5L Denmark
Questions this answers
- › How do Danes value different health states?
- › What is the utility weight for a given EQ-5D-5L health state in Denmark?
- › How does anxiety/depression affect health-related quality of life in the Danish population?
- › How can QALYs be calculated for economic evaluations in Denmark?
- › Which health dimensions matter most to Danes?
- › How does the Danish public trade off time in poor health for better health?
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