Estimating a preference-based single index measure for the impact of self-management on quality of life in diabetes for the UK general population

Objective : The Evaluating Self-Management in Diabetes (ESMiD) study involved the valuation of a classification system which includes both health related and self-management attributes for diabetes. A Discrete Choice Experiment incorporating duration (DCE TTO ) was used to value the descriptive system and produce a utility scale anchored on the full health (1) to dead (0) scale. The resulting utility scale can be used to estimate Quality...