The study demonstrates the feasibility of conducting face-to-face interviews using TTO in a Brazilian population setting. The estimated values for EQ-5D questionnaire health states based on this Minas Gerais survey represent an important first step in establishing national Brazilian social preference weights for the EQ-5D questionnaire.

Background: Telecardiology is a tool that can aid in cardiovascular care, mainly in towns located in remote areas. However, economic assessments on this subject are scarce and have yielded controversial results.

Abstract

What matters most? Evidence-based findings of health dimensions affecting the societal preferences for EQ-5D health states O que importa mais? Evidências empíricas das dimensões que afetam as preferências sociais para estados de saúde do EQ-5D ¿Qué es lo que más importa? Evidencias empíricas sobre las dimensiones que afectan a las preferencias sociales por los estados de salud en EQ-5D