How Does the Canadian General Public Rate Moderate Alzheimer's Disease?
Objectives. The objectives of this study were to elicit health utility scores for moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) using members of the general public. Methods. Five-hundred Canadians were chosen randomly to participate in a telephone interview. The EQ-5D was administered to estimate the healt...
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| author | Jean-Eric Tarride Mark Oremus Eleanor Pullenayegum Natasha Clayton Parminder Raina |
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| description | Objectives. The objectives of this study were to elicit health utility scores for moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) using members of the general public. Methods. Five-hundred Canadians were chosen randomly to participate in a telephone interview. The EQ-5D was administered to estimate the health utility score for respondents' current health status (i.e., no AD) and for a hypothetical moderate AD health state. Regression analyses were conducted to explain the perceived utility decrement associated with AD. Results. The mean age of the respondents was 51 years, 60% were female, and 42% knew someone with AD. Respondents' mean EQ-5D scores for their current health status and a hypothetical moderate AD were 0.873 (SD: 0.138) and 0.638 (SD: 0.194), respectively (P<0.001). Age, gender, and education were significant factors explaining this decrement in utility. Conclusion. Members of the general public may serve as an alternative to patients and caregivers in the elicitation of health-related quality of life in AD. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-80acf887fb3c4b94b123d808734348ee2025-02-03T01:08:06ZengWileyJournal of Aging Research2090-22122011-01-01201110.4061/2011/682470682470How Does the Canadian General Public Rate Moderate Alzheimer's Disease?Jean-Eric Tarride0Mark Oremus1Eleanor Pullenayegum2Natasha Clayton3Parminder Raina4Programs for Assessment of Technology in Health (PATH) Research Institute, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, 25 Main Street West, Suite 2000, Hamilton, ON, L8P 1H1, CanadaDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, CanadaDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, CanadaDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, CanadaDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, CanadaObjectives. The objectives of this study were to elicit health utility scores for moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) using members of the general public. Methods. Five-hundred Canadians were chosen randomly to participate in a telephone interview. The EQ-5D was administered to estimate the health utility score for respondents' current health status (i.e., no AD) and for a hypothetical moderate AD health state. Regression analyses were conducted to explain the perceived utility decrement associated with AD. Results. The mean age of the respondents was 51 years, 60% were female, and 42% knew someone with AD. Respondents' mean EQ-5D scores for their current health status and a hypothetical moderate AD were 0.873 (SD: 0.138) and 0.638 (SD: 0.194), respectively (P<0.001). Age, gender, and education were significant factors explaining this decrement in utility. Conclusion. Members of the general public may serve as an alternative to patients and caregivers in the elicitation of health-related quality of life in AD.http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/682470 |
| spellingShingle | Jean-Eric Tarride Mark Oremus Eleanor Pullenayegum Natasha Clayton Parminder Raina How Does the Canadian General Public Rate Moderate Alzheimer's Disease? Journal of Aging Research |
| title | How Does the Canadian General Public Rate Moderate Alzheimer's Disease? |
| title_full | How Does the Canadian General Public Rate Moderate Alzheimer's Disease? |
| title_fullStr | How Does the Canadian General Public Rate Moderate Alzheimer's Disease? |
| title_full_unstemmed | How Does the Canadian General Public Rate Moderate Alzheimer's Disease? |
| title_short | How Does the Canadian General Public Rate Moderate Alzheimer's Disease? |
| title_sort | how does the canadian general public rate moderate alzheimer s disease |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/682470 |
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