Affiliations: Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald,
Institut für Community Medicine, Abt. Methoden der Community Medicine,
Walther-Rathenau-Straße 48, 17487 Greifswald
Note: [] Korrespondenz-Adresse: Jörn Moock/Thomas Kohlmann,
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald, Institut für Community
Medicine, Abt. Methoden der Community Medicine, Walther-Rathenau-Straße
48, 17487 Greifswald. Tel.: 03834-86-7760; Fax: 03834-86-7766; E-mail:
[email protected]; [email protected].
Abstract: Preference-based Quality of Life measurements in medical
rehabilitation: A comparison There are different instruments available in German language to
measure health-related quality of life for use in health-economic studies. Yet,
virtually no information is available regarding the applicability and the
methodological quality of preference-based instruments in rehabilitation
research. In our study we evaluate the applicability and methodological
properties of preference-based quality of life measures as applied in
rehabilitation research. The set of questionnaires included validated German
language versions of the SF-36, QWB-SA, EQ-5D, Health Utilities Index (HUI) and
15D. The results show that all instruments appear to be highly acceptable for
rehabilitation patients. If small changes are expected in evaluative studies,
application of SF-6D or 15D should be recommended. Comparisons of distributions
and mean index scores in this sample demonstrate that results obtained with
different preference-based measures are not equivalent.
Keywords: Preference-based Quality of Life, comparative study, Quality-Adjusted Life Years, Cost-Utility-Analysis
