Polish EQ-5D-5L value set (EQ-VT-based)
This is a set of values developed to measure health-related quality of life in Poland using the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire. It helps convert health states into numbers that can be used in cost-utility studies, making it easier to compare medical treatments. The values were collected from a representative sample of the Polish population using interviews and advanced statistical methods.
At a glance
Use when
Conducting cost-utility analyses in Poland or similar Central and Eastern European settings; when higher sensitivity to moderate health changes is needed; when country-specific valuation is required for reimbursement or policy decisions
Avoid when
Working with non-Polish populations without validation; when simplicity and cross-country comparability are prioritized over local relevance; when only EQ-5D-3L data are available
Inputs
EQ-5D-5L health state descriptions (five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, anxiety/depression, each with five levels)
Outputs
Utility values (preference weights) for EQ-5D-5L health states, including negative values for states worse than dead
How it works
A nationally representative value set for EQ-5D-5L in Poland was developed using composite time trade-off (cTTO) and discrete choice experiment (DCE) data from 1,252 respondents. A hybrid Bayesian model incorporated cTTO and DCE responses, accounting for censoring at -1, religious unwillingness to trade time, random parameters, error scaling with fat tails, and Cauchy distribution for DCE. The final value set shows 4.4% of states worse than dead, a minimum utility of -0.590, and highest disutility for extreme pain/discomfort (0.575). It improves sensitivity to moderate health changes compared to prior cross-walk and 3L sets, while maintaining consistency in dimension ordering.
- HTA domains
- Patient and Social Aspects
- Categories
- HRQoL
- Assumptions
- Respondents' choices reflect societal preferences; hybrid cTTO-DCE model appropriately captures valuation behavior; censoring and religious non-trading are validly adjusted for in the model
- Strengths
- First EQ-VT-based valuation study in Central and Eastern Europe,Large, nationally representative sample,Hybrid model improves precision and validity by combining cTTO and DCE data,Accounts for methodological complexities like censoring and heterogeneity,More sensitive to moderate health differences than cross-walk or 3L sets
- Limitations
- May not reflect preferences of specific patient populations,Face-to-face interviews may introduce interviewer bias,Model complexity may limit transparency and reproducibility,Religious adjustments are specific to Polish context and may not generalize
- Also known as
- Polish EQ-5D-5L tariff, Polish EQ-5D-5L utility values, EQ-5D-5L value set for Poland
Questions this answers
- › What is the utility value of a given EQ-5D-5L health state in the Polish population?
- › How do Polish preferences for health states compare to those in other countries?
- › How sensitive is the EQ-5D-5L to moderate changes in health in a Central and Eastern European context?
- › Which health dimension has the greatest impact on quality of life in Poland?
- › Are there health states considered worse than death in Poland?
- › How should EQ-5D-5L data from Poland be valued in cost-utility analyses?
References & sources
Similar by meaning
- General population reference values for the EQ-5D-5L index in Poland: estimations using a Polish directly measured value set
- EQ-5D-5L Polish population norms
- Valuation of EQ-5D Health States in Poland: First TTO-Based Social Value Set in Central and Eastern Europe
- EQ-5D-5L Crosswalk Value Set for Poland
- Pan-European value set for the EQ-5D-3L
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