Abstract
Objective: To establish a model that estimates a preference-based measure (valuation) of social participation for children between 8 and 18 years of age from the Handicap Scale for Children (HSC), a validated questionnaire for children with a chronic illness.
Methods: Vignettes of the HSC classification system were valued by a representative sample of 249 persons aged 18 years onwards. Linear and nominal scale (mixed-effects) models were used to analyze the valuations of the vignettes.
Results: We established a model that performed better than a model that simply sums up the levels of each dimension.
Conclusion: We obtained a measure that can be used for assessing need, for quality assurance and for evaluating interventions on a group level aiming to increase social participation in children with chronic illnesses.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 309-317 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Children
- Chronic illness
- Handicap scale for children
- Modeling preference data
- Preference-based measure