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Welcome

OPUF Health Preference Survey

This is a demo version of the Online PUF survey instrument. Please feel free to start the survey, explore the tool, and try the different tasks.

The following web pages will guide you through a series of questions and exercises. In some questions, we will ask you about your own health, and to compare different health problems. In other questions, we will ask you to make choices between different scenarios involving poor health, disability, and death. There are no right or wrong answers - it's just about your own perspective.

The survey will take about 10 minutes to complete.

At the end of the survey, all your responses will be combined. You can then compare your personal results to the responses of the general population.

This is only a demo version. Your responses will not be used for the research project. All your data will be deleted at the end of this session, i.e. when you close this window.

Thank you very much for your interest in this research project!





Health Questionnaire - EQ-5D 5L

© EuroQol Research Foundation. EQ-5D™ is a trade mark of the EuroQol Research Foundation. UK (English). This is a modified EQ-5D version.

Under each heading, please tick the ONE box that best describes your health TODAY.

Your health today

  • We would like to know how good or bad your health is TODAY.
  • This scale is numbered from 0 to 100.
  • 100 means the best health you can imagine.
    0 means the worst health you can imagine.
  • Please indicate on the scale how your health is TODAY.

YOUR HEALTH TODAY =
Click on the scale to use it.
The best health
you can imagine
The worst health
you can imagine
 

Severity levels

In this task we again use a scale from 100 to 0.

Here we ask you to indicate where on this scale YOU think three different levels of health problems are.


  • A person with 100% health has no health problems.
  • A person with 0% health has extreme health problems.
  • At what level of health does a person have slight, moderate, and severe problems?






    • Health Scale

    Ranking

    Consider the following five statements.

    Imagine what it would be like for you to experience that problem, but no other health problems.

    Rank all five problems by dragging them from the left to the box on the right.








    Note: Start with the WORST (Rank 1): which health problem would have the most negative impact on you?

    Health problems:

    I am unable to walk about
    I am unable to wash or dress myself
    I am unable to do my usual activities
    I have extreme pain or discomfort
    I am extremely anxious or depressed

    Ranking:


    Comparing health improvements

    You selected as the area that is most important to you.

    Now, if an improvement from: is worth 100 health points, how many points would you give to improvements in other areas?

    Note: 100 points are assigned to - This is fixed. Use it as a yardstick to rate the other areas
  • 100 points means the area is as important as
  • 50 points means it is half as important
  • 0 points means it is not important at all
    • MOBILITY

    How important is this improvement to you?


    I am unable to walk about

    →
    I have no problems in walking about
    SELF-CARE

    How important is this improvement to you?


    I am unable to wash or dress myself

    →
    I have no problems washing or dressing myself
    USUAL ACTIVITIES (e.g. work, study, housework, family)

    How important is this improvement to you?


    I am unable to do my usual activities

    →
    I have no problems doing my usual activities
    PAIN/DISCOMFORT

    How important is this improvement to you?


    I have extreme pain or discomfort

    →
    I have no pain or discomfort
    ANXIETY/DEPRESSION

    How important is this improvement to you?


    I am extremely anxious or depressed

    →
    I am not anxious or depressed

    Choosing between different health states

    Consider the two scenarios below. Imagine what it would be like to be living in either of the scenarios.

    Which scenario do you think is better?


    Scenario A


    Scenario B

    Which is better?

       

    Life & Death

    This task is similar to the previous one, but now you are asked to compare a state with health problems with being dead. Again, try to imagine what it would be like to be living with the health problems.

    Which scenario do you think is better?



    Scenario A


    Scenario B

    Which is better?

       

    Life & Death continued

    You indicated that, for you, having extreme health problems (Scenario A) is better than being dead. Now, please consider the scale on the right.

    • The scale is numbered from 100 to 0.
    • 100 means No health problems.
    • 0 means being dead.

    Where on this scale does Scenario A lie for you?


    Scenario A





    No health problems
    YOUR SELECTION =
     

    Demographic Information

    Fill in the form below to the best of your ability.

    Personal Information



     

     
    Nationality & Religion


     



    Work & Education



    Experience of poor health

     


    Your Results

    View your personal results and compare them against the responses of the general population.

    You can also download your results - just click on the download button below.






    Note: The population average summarises the values of several hundred people into a single score. But everyone has their own preferences. Your results may thus well differ from the average.
    Health problems
    Slight
    Moderate
    Severe
    Extreme


    Scoring health problems

    Based on your responses, we predict your attitude towards health. You can compare this with the general population.

    The scores below reflect how much health you think is in those health states.

    Health scores:
  • A score of 100% means perfect health, no health is lost
  • A score of 50% means 50% of your health is lost.
  • A score of 0% means all health is lost.
  • Scores lower than 0% are assigned to problems that seem worse than being dead.
    •  
    Mild health problems
    Compared to the general public, you assigned this health state a score.

    Your score:


    Population:
     
    Moderate health problems
    Compared to the general public, you assigned this health state a score.

    Your score:


    Population:
     
    Severe health problems
    Compared to the general public, you assigned this health state a score.

    Your score:


    Population:
     
    Extreme health problems
    Compared to the general public, you assigned this health state a score.

    Your score:


    Population:
     
    Quality-quantity trade-off

    For some people, it is more important to live a long life, while others put more emphasis on the quality of their life.

    Save your results

    You can download your results to your computer in a .png format.


     


    Thank you!

    Thank you for participating in this study. We very much appreciate your time and hope you found the survey interesting. If you have any questions or comments, please send an email.


    We would love to hear how you liked survey. You can send your feedback anonymously using this link.


    Paul Schneider
    School of Health and Related Research
    University of Sheffield
    p.schneider@sheffield.ac.uk
    If you encounter any technical issues, please contact us.
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