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Health state utility values measured using the EuroQol 5-dimensions questionnaire in adults with chronic hepatitis C: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis

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Title
Health state utility values measured using the EuroQol 5-dimensions questionnaire in adults with chronic hepatitis C: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis
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Quality of Life Research, September 2018
DOI 10.1007/s11136-018-1992-3
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A. M. Buchanan-Hughes, M. Buti, K. Hanman, B. Langford, M. Wright, L. A. Eddowes

Abstract

Chronic hepatitis C infection and its treatment can considerably affect patients' health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL). This study aimed to identify and summarise the current evidence base for health state utility values (HSUVs) in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection, generated using the EuroQol 5-dimensions (EQ-5D) questionnaire. MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Library and EconLit were searched from database inception through 31 August 2017. Eligible studies reported HSUVs elicited using the EQ-5D questionnaire in adults with chronic hepatitis C infection. Study quality and risk of bias were assessed. Of 1480 records identified, 26 studies were included. The most commonly defined health states described different stages of chronic hepatitis C infection and specific liver-related disease states, including METAVIR score, compensated and decompensated cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma and liver transplantation. Patients with higher METAVIR scores tended to have lower EQ-5D scores compared to patients with lower METAVIR scores. Patients that achieved sustained virologic responses tended to have higher EQ-5D scores compared to those that did not. A meta-analysis conducted on three studies confirmed that patients with decompensated cirrhosis have significantly lower HSUVs than patients with compensated cirrhosis [mean difference - 0.11 (95% CI - 0.19 to - 0.04)], implying worse HRQoL. However, there was not sufficient evidence to compare how different treatments for chronic hepatitis C infection affect EQ-5D scores. This study provides a summary of EQ-5D HSUVs for patients with chronic hepatitis C infection, and demonstrates that clinically important disease stages associated with treatment decisions are associated with differences in HRQoL.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 8 21%
Researcher 7 18%
Student > Doctoral Student 4 11%
Student > Bachelor 4 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 2 5%
Other 3 8%
Unknown 10 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 10 26%
Psychology 4 11%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 8%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 5%
Social Sciences 2 5%
Other 5 13%
Unknown 12 32%
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#17,990,045
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#47
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