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iMPACT3 (Internet Multimedia Preference Assessment Instrument Construction Tool, version 3) is a software development environment that helps researchers build Internet-capable multimedia utility elicitation software programs. The program is a free, openly accessible Web site (http.// preferences.ucsd.edu/impact3/asp). To develop a utility elicitation software program using iMPACT3, a researcher selects modular protocol components from a library and custom tailors the components to the details of his or her research protocol. iMPACT3 builds a Web site implementing the protocol and downloads it to the researcher's computer. In a study of 75 HIV-infected patients, an iMPACT3-generated protocol showed substantial evidence of construct validity and good internal consistency (logic error rates of 4% to 10% and procedural invariance error rates of 10% to 28%, depending on the elicitation method) but only fair 3- to 6-week test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient= 0.42 to 0.55). Further work may be needed on specific utility assessment procedures, but this study's results confirm iMPACT3's feasibility in facilitating the collection of health state utility data.
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Análise Custo-Benefício , Nível de Saúde , Internet , Design de Software , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Integração de Sistemas , Estados UnidosRESUMO
One technique to enhance patient participation in clinical decision making is formal measurement of preferences and values. Three commonly applied methods are a visual analog scale(VAS), the standard gamble(SG), and the time trade-off(TTO). We studied participants subjective experience using computer implementations these methods using scale we call the VIBE (for Value Instrument Battery--Evaluation) that measures four aspects of user acceptance (clarity, difficulty, reasonableness, and comfort level) Studies were performed in two groups: patients with HIV infection (n=75) and a convenience sample of the general public(n=640). In the patient study, VIBE scores appeared reliable (Cronbach s alpha of 0.739, 0.826, and 0.716, for VAS, SG, and TTO ratings, respectively.) Patients acceptance of the VAS the highest, followed by the TTO and the SG method (p<0.05 for all comparisons). Despite significant enhancements in computer software for measuring SG preferences, observed differences in acceptance between SG and VAS methods were replicated in the general public study (p<0.0001 for differences). The results suggest developers of clinical decision support systems should use VAS and TTO rating methods where these methods are theoretically appropriate.