Association between knee symptoms, change in knee symptoms over 6-9 years, and SF-6D health state utility among middle-aged Australians.
Ambrish SinghJulie A CampbellAlison VennGraeme JonesLeigh BlizzardAndrew J PalmerTerence DwyerFlavia CicuttiniChanghai DingBenny AntonyPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2021)
In a middle-aged population-based sample, there was an independent negative association between worse knee symptoms and SF-6D HSUs. Our findings may be used by decision-makers to define more realistic and conservative baseline and ongoing HSU values when assessing QALY changes associated with osteoarthritis interventions.