Developing a New Region-Specific Preference-Based Measure in East and Southeast Asia

Shiroiwa T 1 , Murata T 2 , Ahn J 3 , Li X 4 , Nakamura R 5 , Teerawattananon Y 6 Show all authors , Kun Z 4 , Shafie AA 7 , Valverde H 8 , Lam H 8 , Ng K 9 , Nadjib M 10 , Pwu RF 11 , Nugraha RR 12 , Chen YC 13 , Fukuda T 14

Affiliations 

  • 1 Center for Outcomes Research and Economic Evaluation for Health, National Institute of Public Health, Wako, Japan. Electronic address: t.shiroiwa@gmail.com
  • 2 Crecon Medical Assessment Co, Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
  • 3 Department of Health Convergence, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • 4 China National Health Development Research Center, Beijing, China
  • 5 Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, Hitotsubashi University, Kunitachi, Japan
  • 6 Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand; Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • 7 School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
  • 8 Institute of Health Policy and Development Studies, University of the Philippines Manila, National Institutes of Health, Manila, Philippines
  • 9 Agency for Care Effectiveness, Ministry of Health Singapore, Singapore
  • 10 ThinkWell, Jakarta, Indonesia; Department of Health Policy and Administration, University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
  • 11 National Hepatitis C Program Office, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 12 Center for Health Economics and Policy Studies, School of Public Health University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
  • 13 Master Program of Big Data in Biomedicine, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
  • 14 Center for Outcomes Research and Economic Evaluation for Health, National Institute of Public Health, Wako, Japan
Value Health Reg Issues, 2022 Nov;32:62-69.
PMID: 36099801 DOI: 10.1016/j.vhri.2022.07.002

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Almost all preference-based measures (PBMs) have been developed in Western countries, with none having been formulated in Asian countries. In this study, we construct a new generic PBM based on concept elicitation using interview surveys in East and Southeast Asian countries and qualitative analysis.

METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 225 adults recruited from 9 East and Southeast Asian countries or regions (Indonesia, Japan, Korea, mainland China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand). Trained interviewers conducted semistructured interviews with 25 participants from the general population of each country/region. Qualitative data were analyzed using a content analysis approach. The selection of items was determined based on interview surveys and team member discussions. The description of items was considered based on a detailed qualitative analysis of the interview survey.

RESULTS: A new region-specific PBM-the Asia PBM 7 dimensions instrument-was designed. It reflects East and Southeast Asian values and comprises 7 items: pain, mental health, energy, mobility, work/school, interpersonal interactions, and burden to others.

CONCLUSIONS: The new region-specific instrument is one of the first PBMs developed in the context of non-Western countries. The Asia PBM 7 dimensions contains 7 items that address the core concepts of health-related quality of life that are deemed important based on East and Southeast Asian health concepts.

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