Our focus, throughout this book, is on the analysis of EQ-5D data. The book is designed to
meet the needs of those who have, or are planning to, collect EQ-5D data. Our hope is that …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects up to 15% of the adult population and is strongly
associated with other non-communicable chronic diseases including diabetes. However …

Background Many patients suffer significant physical, social and psychological problems in
the months and years following critical care discharge. At present, there is minimal evidence …

Purpose To examine the performance of the child health utility 9D (CHU-9D) and EuroQol
5D-youth (EQ-5D-Y) in children aged 6–7 years. Method The CHU-9D and EQ-5D-Y were …

Background The increasing prevalence of severe aortic valve defects correlates with the
increase of life expectancy. For decades, surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR), under the …

Introduction Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR amyloidosis), whether manifesting as familial
amyloid polyneuropathy (ATTR-PN) or cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), is a progressive …

Objectives To establish a normative profile of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for Hong
Kong (HK) Chinese residents aged 18 years and above and to examine the relationship …

This chapter introduces the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire and its development by the EuroQol
Group. The availability of the EQ-5D-5L, and the growing evidence of its pivotal role as a …

Objectives: Probabilistic models have been developed to establish the relative merit of
subjective phenomena by means of specific judgmental tasks involving discrete choices …

BackgroundPrimary health care (PHC) professionals may play a crucial role in improving
early diagnosis of depressive disorders. However, only 50% of cases are detected in PHC …