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标题：How do medical students value health on the EQ-5D? Evaluation of hypothetical health states compared to the general population
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作者：Maria-Theresa Barbist ; Daniela Renn ; Bianca Noisternig 等
期刊名称：Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
印刷版ISSN：1477-7525
电子版ISSN：1477-7525
出版年度：2008
卷号：6
期号：1
页码：111
DOI：10.1186/1477-7525-6-111
语种：English
出版社：BioMed Central
摘要：Medical students gain a particular perspective on health problems during their medical education. This article describes how medical students value 10 hypothetical health states using the EQ-5D compared to the general population. Based on a sample of 161 medical students (male: 41%) we compared valuations of 10 hypothetical EQ-5D health states collected in face to face interviews with the valuations of the general population. Self-reported health on the EQ-5D was also collected. Every third health state was valuated higher by the medical students compared to data of the general population. The differences were independent of the severity of the hypothetical health state. Concerning the self-reported health, the majority of the students (66%) reported no problems in the five EQ-5D domains (EQ-5D VAS M = 87.3 ± 9.6 SD). However, when compared to an age-matched sample the medical students show significantly more problems in the area of pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. Medical students have a tendency to value health states higher than the general public. Medical professionals should be continuously aware that their assessment of the patients health state can differ from the valuations of the general population.
关键词：Visual Analogue Scale ; Medical Student ; Visual Analogue Scale Score ; Health State Valuation ; Health Preference