Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về sinh học được đăng trên tạp chí hóa học quốc tế đề tài : A comparison of EQ-5D index scores using the UK, US, and Japan preference weights in a Thai sample with type 2 diabetes | BioMed Central Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Research A comparison of EQ-5D index scores using the UK US and Japan preference weights in a Thai sample with type 2 diabetes Phantipa Sakthong 1 Rungpetch Charoenvisuthiwongs2 and Rossamalin Shabunthom3 Open Access Address Department of Pharmacy Practice Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Chulalongkorn University Bangkok Thailand 2Department of Pharmacy Administration Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Chulalongkorn University Bangkok Thailand and 3Sawangdandin Crown Prince Hospital Sakolnakorn Thailand Email Phantipa Sakthong - phantipa_sakthong@ Rungpetch Charoenvisuthiwongs - Rossamalin Shabunthom - yinpharmacy@ Corresponding author Published 23 September 2008 Received 4 February 2008 IJ -mr. z . J. 1 I inz 1 z-7-7 -7r- r z 7 1 Accepted 23 September 2008 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008 6 71 doi 1477-7525-6-71 This article is available from http content 6 1 71 2008 Sakthong et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Data are scarce on the comparison of EQ-5D index scores using the UK US and Japan preference weights in other populations. This study was aimed to examine the differences and agreements between these three weights psychometric properties including test-retest reliability convergent and known-groups validity and the impact of differences in the EQ-5D scores on the outcome of cost-utility analysis in Thai people. Methods A convenience sample of 303 type 2 diabetic outpatients 18 years or older from a cross-sectional study was examined. ANOVA and pos-hoc Bonferroni tests were .
