Measuring Health Spillover Effects in Caregivers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Comparison of the EQ-5D-3L and SF-6D.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Healthcare interventions that improve the health of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have the potential to affect the health of caregivers. This study compares the three-level EuroQoL-5 Dimension (EQ-5D-3L) and the Short Form-6 Dimension (SF-6D) in their ability to value such spillover effects in caregivers.

Methods

Clinical data collected from two Autism Treatment Network (ATN) sites was combined with survey data of caregivers of children diagnosed with ASD. Caregivers completed instruments by proxy describing child health and completed the EQ-5D-3L and SF-6D preference-weighted instruments to describe their own health.

Results

There was a strong correlation between the health utility scores of the two preference-weighted instrume

SUBMITTER: Brown CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6469595 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature