The construction of health state utilities
Osch, S.M.C. van
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Osch, S. M. C. van. (2007, September 6). The construction of health state utilities.
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The Construction of Health State Utilities
Proefschrift
ter verkrijging van
de graad doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden,
op gezag van Rector Magnificus prof.mr. P.F. van der Heijden, volgens besluit van het College van Promoties te verdedigen
op donderdag 6 september 2007 klokke 15.00 uur
door
Sylvie Michaela Cornélie van Osch geboren te Bladel
in 1976
Promotiecommissie
Promotores: Prof. dr. A.M. Stiggelbout Prof. dr. P.P. Wakker
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Universiteit Maastricht
Prof. dr. J. Kievit
Referent: Prof. dr. H. Bleichrodt Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Lid: Dr. W.B. van den Hout
The studies described in this thesis were performed at the Department of Medical Decision Making of the Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, and were financially supported by a grant (number 904-66-089) from The Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development – Medical Sciences (ZonMw).
The financial support of the J.E. Jurriaanse Stichting in printing this thesis is gratefully acknowledged.
Voor Bart
Contents
Page
1 Introduction 7
2 Correcting biases in standard gamble and time trade-off utilities 17 Based on: Medical Decision Making 2004; 24: 511-517.
3 Exploring the reference point in prospect theory: 35 gambles for length of life
Based on: Medical Decision Making: 2006; 26: 338-347.
4 The construction of standard gamble utilities 61 Based on: Health Economics: 2007; In press.
5 The construction of time trade-off utilities 81 Submitted for publication
6 Understanding visual analog scale valuations using qualitative data 103 Based on: Quality of Life Research: 2005; 14: 2171-2175.
7 The development of the Health-Risk Propensity Scale 117 Submitted for publication
8 Summary and conclusions 139
Samenvatting / Summary in Dutch 149
References 161
Curriculum vitae 171
