Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Total Hip Arthroplasty Performed by a Canadian Short-Stay Surgical Team in Ecuador

Table 1

15D health state dimensions.

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Each dimension is scored on a 5-point ordinal scale to best represent the respondent’s present health status:

(i) Mobility 
(ii) Vision 
(iii) Hearing 
(iv) Breathing 
(v) Sleeping 
(vi) Eating 
(vii) Speech 
(viii) Excretion 
(ix) Usual activities 
(x) Mental function 
(xi) Discomfort and symptoms 
(xii) Depression 
(xiii) Distress 
(xiv) Vitality 
(xv) Sexual activity

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Adapted from http://www.15d-instrument.net.