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Measuring health outcomes of adolescents: report from a pilot study

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  • Yemi Oluboyede

    (Academic Unit of Health Economics, University of Leeds)

  • Sandy Tubeuf

    (Academic Unit of Health Economics, University of Leeds)

  • Chris McCabe

    (Academic Unit of Health Economics, University of Leeds)

Abstract

There is a need to understand the practicality, validity and reliability of using utility measures with children and adolescents. We designed a pilot study in order to help guide the selection of an appropriate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) questionnaire for adolescents to be used in the context of a large randomised controlled trial (RCT) of family therapy versus standard treatment for adolescents aged 11-17 years. The pilot study was carried out on a school sample of adolescents the same age range as the RCT. Adolescents were asked to fill in three HRQoL questionnaires: the standard EQ-5D, the licensed Health Utilities Index HUI, and the child-friendly version of the standard EQ-5D: the EQ-5D for youth (EQ-5D-Y). This report explores the problems with the language and concepts embodied within HRQoL questionnaires and open discussion regarding how we can value the health of adolescents for cost-utility analysis in a larger study.

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  • Yemi Oluboyede & Sandy Tubeuf & Chris McCabe, 2011. "Measuring health outcomes of adolescents: report from a pilot study," Working Papers 1102, Academic Unit of Health Economics, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds.
  • Handle: RePEc:lee:wpaper:1102
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