Abstract Background The EQ-5D health-related quality of life instrument comprises a health
state classification followed by a health evaluation using a visual analogue scale (VAS). The …

The importance of studying health-related quality of life in the general population has
increasingly been emphasized. From a public health perspective, this benefits the …

Abstract Purpose Although the EQ-5D has a long history of use in a wide range of
populations, the newer five-level version (EQ-5D-5L) has not yet had such extensive …

The EuroQol Group is a network of international multidisciplinary researchers committed to
the measurement of health-related quality of life. The EuroQol Group originally consisted of …

Introduction: We investigated whether the sensitivity of the generic health-related quality of
life (HRQoL) EQ-5D summary measure (or index) to detect changes over time in a clinical …

Purpose This article introduces the new 5-level EQ-5D (EQ-5D-5L) health status measure.
Methods EQ-5D currently measures health using three levels of severity in five dimensions …

Abstract Purpose EQ-5D-Y is a generic measure of health status for children and
adolescents aged 8–15 years. Originally, it has three levels of severity in each dimension …

Purpose The aim of this study was to assess the measurement properties of the 5-level
classification system of the EQ-5D (5L), in comparison with the 3-level EQ-5D (3L). Methods …

Abstract Purpose The EQ-5D is the most widely applied generic preference-based measure
(GPBM) of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Much concern has been raised that its …

INTRODUCTION: The EQ-5D provides preference weights (utilities) for health-related quality
of life to be used for calculating quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) in cost-utility analysis …