Journal article
Health-related quality of life assessment in health economic analyses involving type 2 diabetes
Diabetic Medicine, Vol.41(10), pp.1-13
2024
PMID: 39113257
Abstract
Aim
Incorporating health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measures into health economic analyses can help to provide evidence to inform decisions about how to improve patient outcomes in the most cost-effective manner. The aim of this narrative review was to assess which HRQoL instruments have been used in economic evaluations of type 2 diabetes management including in Indigenous communities.
Method
MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Ovid) and Cochrane were searched from inception to June 2022. Studies included patients with type 2 diabetes; economic evaluations, derived scores from direct questioning of individuals; and were in English. Records were assessed for bias using the JBI critical appraisal tools.
Results
A total of 3737 records were identified, with 22 publications meeting the criteria for inclusion. Across those 22 articles, nine HRQoL instruments had been utilised. Generic tools were most frequently used to measure HRQoL, including EQ-5D (−3 L and −5 L) (n = 10, 38%); SF-12 (n = 5, 19%); and SF-36 (n = 4, 15%). Two tools addressing the specific stressors faced by people with type 2 diabetes were utilised: Problem Areas In Diabetes tool (n = 1, 4%) and Diabetes Distress Scale (n = 1, 4%). Two publications reported whether the study population included Indigenous peoples.
Conclusion
A wide range of HRQoL instruments are used in economic evaluations of type 2 diabetes management, with the most frequent being varying forms of the EQ-5D. Few economic evaluations noted whether Indigenous peoples were featured in the study population. More research into HRQoL in people living with type 2 diabetes is urgently needed to improve evidence on effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions.
Details
- Title
- Health-related quality of life assessment in health economic analyses involving type 2 diabetes
- Authors
- Hayley Smith (Author) - The University of MelbourneSteven James (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - NursingFran Brown (Author) - Melbourne Diabetes Education and SupportMichele Gaca (Author) - The University of MelbourneDavid O'Neal (Author) - The University of MelbourneAn Tran-Duy (Author) - The University of MelbourneNancy Devlin (Author) - The University of MelbourneRay Kelly (Author) - The University of MelbourneElif I. Ekinci (Corresponding Author) - The University of Melbourne
- Publication details
- Diabetic Medicine, Vol.41(10), pp.1-13
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.1111/dme.15418
- ISSN
- 1464-5491
- PMID
- 39113257
- Copyright note
- © 2024 The Author(s). Diabetic Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Diabetes UK. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
- Data Availability
- Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analyzed in this study.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Nursing
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991060559802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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