NDLI: Cultural beliefs, utility values, and health technology assessment

Content Provider	Springer Nature : BioMed Central
Author	Mahlich, Jörg Dilokthornsakul, Piyameth Sruamsiri, Rosarin Chaiyakunapruk, Nathorn
Abstract	Background Health-care utilities differ considerably from country to country. Our objective was to examine the association of cultural values based on Hofstede’s cultural dimensions’ theory with utility values that were identified using the time trade off method. Methods We performed a literature search to determine preference-based value algorithms in the general population of a given country. We then fitted a second-order quadratic function to assess the utility function curve that links health status with health-care utilities. We ranked the countries according to the concavity and convexity properties of their utility functions and compared this ranking with that of the Hofstede index to check if there were any similarities. Results We identified 10 countries with an EQ-5D-5L-based value set and 7 countries with an EQ-5D-3L-based value set. Japan’s degree of concavity was highest, while Germany’s was lowest, based on the EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L value sets. Japan also ranked first in the Hofstede long-term orientation index, and rankings related to the degree of concavity, indicating a low time preference rate. Conclusions This is the first evaluation to identify and report an association between different cultural beliefs and utility values. These findings underline the necessity to take local values into consideration when designing health technology assessment systems.
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Page Count	8
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ISSN	14787547
DOI	10.1186/s12962-018-0103-1
Journal	Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	16
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2018-06-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomes Health Economics Health Administration Quality of Life Research Public Health Health Services Research Highest Utility Value Health Technology Assessment Hofstede Index Long-term Orientation (LTO) Lower Time Preference Rate
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Health Policy
Journal Impact Factor	1.7/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	2.1/2023

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