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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between health status and health utility measures in 34 older claudicants and to determine which attributes of health status were significant predictors of health state valuation/preference. The MOS SF-36 was used to assess health status and the rating scale and multiattribute Health Utility Index (HUI) were used to assess utility scores. With regard to health status, the bodily pain and physical functioning subscales contributed the most to reductions in quality of life (QoL) with mean subscale scores substantially lower than reported population norms. Patients rated their health status approximately one-third below a state of perfect health on both utility measures. Moderate correlations were observed between the MOS SF-36 subscale scores and the HUI and rating scale scores. In multivariable regression models, physical functioning and mental health were the best predictors of HUI scores, whereas general health and vitality were the best predictors of rating scale scores. Approximately 50% of the variance in utility scores was explained by these attributes. This study provides further documentation that bodily pain and reductions in physical function contribute to reductions in QoL in older patients with intermittent claudication. Other attributes of health status, however, notably psychological distress, were predictive of patients' preference for health states. Recognized constructs of physical and mental health explained the substantial variation in the utility/preference assessment in this population. Furthermore, these data are consistent with those reported in the Dutch Iliac Stent Trial.
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Bartman, B.A., Rosen, M.J., Bradham, D.D. et al. Relationship between health status and utility measures in older claudicants. Qual Life Res 7, 67–73 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008888906160
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