Measurement and Valuation of Health, 1989

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>Comparison of health state valuation methods to establish which of the available valuation/scaling methods would be the best to use in the next major study. To establish which descriptive system should be used. To partially replicate Rosser's earlier work.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>Variables<br> Health state valuation; methodology; individual differences; socio-medical indices<br> Measurement Scales<br> Health locus of control scale from Wallston, Wallston and de Villus, &lt;i&gt;Health locus of control&lt;/i&gt; 1987<br> Eysenck personality questionnaire from Eysenck and Eysenck, &lt;i&gt;Eysenck personality questionnaire&lt;/i&gt; 1975<br> Euroqol questionnaire<br> Pairwise comparison exercise<br> Magnitude estimation exercise<br> Time trade-off exercise<br> Category rating exercise