Mapping a Patient-Reported Functional Outcome Measure to a Utility Measure for Comparative Effectiveness and Economic Evaluations in Older Adults with Low Back Pain

Conclusions. An empirical algorithm predicting EQ-5D weights from RMDQ scores provides a currently unavailable link for conducting economic evaluations in low back pain studies.

Source: Medical Decision Making - September 26, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Rundell, S. D., Bresnahan, B. W., Heagerty, P. J., Comstock, B. A., Friedly, J. L., Jarvik, J. G., Sullivan, S. D. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research