Are health states ‘timeless’? A case study of an acute condition: post‐chemotherapy nausea and vomiting1

RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The objective was to test whether individuals' responses to standard gamble (SG) and visual analogue scale (VAS) questions do not depend on the time horizon of the health scenario presented. METHODS: Face-to-face interviews were conducted in a convenience sample of 18 women aged 22-50 years with no history of breast cancer or cancer requiring chemotherapy. Data were collected from March 2000 to June 2000 at a …