Cultural differences might well extend beyond non-monetary health state valuations, given that significant differences in valuations of risk reduction by ethnic background have been demonstrated in a contingent valuation study [ 41].
The difference in valuation of health states between the patients and individuals with no disease experience may arise because the patients might have adapted to their condition or because individuals with no disease experience overestimate the impact of disease or disability on quality of life [ 3].
Model II was used for the comparison of the differences in valuation scores of non-severe health states and severe health states by including an interaction term between the indicator variable for severe health state (versus non-severe health state) and the indicator variable for the specific CDP group (versus the NCDP group).
Figure 5 shows the significant geographical differences in the valuation of five of the eleven performance domains: 'effectiveness and patient safety' (p��< 0.0001), 'best practice service use' (p = 0.0004), 'coordination' (p = 0.0096), 'care equity' (p = 0.0056) and 'gaming' (p = 0.0402).
"These discussions have focused to a significant degree on the potential use of a contingent value right for alemtuzumab as a part of a potential resolution of the differences in valuation between the parties," Genzyme said in a statement, referring to Campath.
More detailed discussions of the differences in valuation methods and scoring algorithms are given by Brazier and coworkers [ 24] and Bryan and Longworth [ 25].
The study finds that although there are differences in the valuation of public and alternative modes of transport, based on demographic elements, familiarity with car usage and psychosocial factors, most students intend to own a car as the best means of travel, with little seeming to moderate the decision.
The study illustrates differences in the valuation of formal and informal green spaces.
It similarly generates values between.33 and 1, although demonstrates some significant differences in the valuation of some health states, particularly related to mental health attributes [ 22].
We aimed to evaluate possible systematic differences in the valuation of EuroQol Group five dimensions 3-level (EQ-5D-3L) health states by chronic disease patients and a population with no chronic disease in Singapore.
