A Trial for Comparing Methods for Eliciting Treatment Preferences From Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer

Souchek, Julianne; Stacks, James; Brody, Baruch A.; Ashton, Carol M.; Giesler, Reiner; Byrne, Margaret M.; Cook, Karon F.; Geraci, Jane M.; Wray, Nelda P.

doi:10.1097/00005650-200010000-00008

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“…Selfreported current health status using the rating scale and standard gamble was low compared to the U.S. average scores. Most (74%) subjects' standard gamble utility assessment scores were higher than their rating scale scores, which is consistent with the relationship between these scores typically observed literature [25][26][27][28]. Four subjects (17%) were highly risk-averse on the standard gamble and discussed their dislike for gambling, which is consistent with the prevalence of this attitude toward risk reported in studies conducted in other settings [29,30].…”

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Can urban methadone patients complete health utility assessments?

Teixeira

Schackman

2008

Patient Education and Counseling

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Objective-To assess the ability of methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) patients to use two standardized health assessment tools to value health states related to chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and HCV treatment-associated side effects. An estimated 65-90% of MMT patients are chronically infected with HCV.Methods-We employed qualitative methods to explore how patients completed computerized rating scale assessments and standard gamble utility assessments by 1) having them discuss their responses in a think-aloud interview immediately after each health state assessment, and 2) allowing them the opportunity to recalibrate prior responses after considering subsequent health states.Results-MMT patients used the rating scale boundaries appropriately and used the standard gamble to rank the health states in an a priori logical order. A guided assessment approach that allowed recalibration provided additional insight into values assigned to the health states presented. Conclusion-MMTpatients are able to perform the tasks associated with rating scale assessments and standard gamble utility assessments of HCV health states.Practice Implications-These assessment methods should be considered as a means to elicit MMT patients' values for HCV treatment, since the treatment outcome is uncertain but it is likely that side effects will adversely affect current health.

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Can urban methadone patients complete health utility assessments?

Teixeira

Schackman

2008

Patient Education and Counseling

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“…21,30 There is considerable debate about the best tool for measuring preferences in certain circumstances because different tools appear more appropriate and different tools often generate different utilities, even for the same health state. 36,44,45 The prospective measure of preference tools are modifications of the time trade-off and standard gamble, which are derived from economic principles and the Bexpected utility^theory. This particular tool has now been used in four different studies in colorectal surgery, including surgery in colorectal cancer, adjuvant therapy in rectal cancer, ulcerative colitis, and the current study in Crohn_s disease; other studies in colorectal surgery and other specialties are in progress.…”

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Patient Preferences Between Surgical and Medical Treatment in Crohn's Disease

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Solomon²,

Young³

et al. 2007

Diseases of the Colon &Amp; Rectum

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“…22 Another commonly used metric for the impact of a treatment complication on quality of life is a utility weight. While a discussion of this literature is beyond the scope of this review, [123][124][125][126][127][128][129][130][131] utility weights are mentioned here because our previous work suggested that the disutility associated with multiple symptoms was higher than the disutility associated with a single symptom. 131 While this was not surprising, the relationship between utility weights and number of symptoms was neither additive nor multiplicative; therefore, individual preferences need to be considered because there does not seem to be a straightforward way to infer the impact of multiple symptoms on an individual's quality of life.…”

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Estimating the risk of long-term erectile, urinary and bowel symptoms resulting from prostate cancer treatment

Bhatnagar

Stewart

Huynh

et al. 2006

Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis

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Reports on long-term complications resulting from treatment for localized prostate cancer are very inconsistent. In order to estimate the risks of long-term erectile dysfunction, urine symptoms and bowel symptoms following prostatectomy (RP), external conventional or conformal beam radiation (ERT or CRT) and brachytherapy (BRT), 98 papers from the PubMed and Cochrane Clinical Trial databases were selected, reviewed and critically evaluated. The majority of papers were institutionbased retrospective and prospective follow-up studies; only two of these studies measured the risk of developing more than one treatment complication. Due to differences in study designs and populations, it is difficult to directly compare studies and not meaningful to calculate summary estimates. In addition to focusing on randomized clinical trials and well-designed population based studies, future research should adopt standardized methodologies and should measure the risk of developing more than one treatment complication.

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A Trial for Comparing Methods for Eliciting Treatment Preferences From Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer

Abstract: Use of the utility techniques in cost-effectiveness analysis and decision making has been widely recommended. The results of this study raise serious questions as to the validity and usefulness of the measures.

Cited by 42 publications

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Can urban methadone patients complete health utility assessments?

Can urban methadone patients complete health utility assessments?

Patient Preferences Between Surgical and Medical Treatment in Crohn's Disease

Estimating the risk of long-term erectile, urinary and bowel symptoms resulting from prostate cancer treatment

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