Multiattribute and single-attribute utility functions for the health utilities index mark 3 system.

Background: The Health Utilities Index Mark 3 (HUI3) is a generic multiattribute preference-based measure of health status and health-related quality of life that is widely used as an outcome measure in clinical studies, in population health surveys, in the estimation of quality-adjusted life years, and in economic evaluations. HUI3 consists of eight attributes (or dimensions) of health status: vision, hearing, speech, ambulation, dexterity, emotion, cognition, and pain with 5 or 6 levels per attribute, varying from highly impaired to normal.

Objectives: The objectives are to present a multiattribute utility function and eight single-attribute utility functions for the HUI3 system based on community preferences.