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 …

Background Since the introduction of the five-level version of the EQ-5D (5L), many studies
have comparatively investigated the measurement properties of the original three-level …

This is the third in a three part series of reports presenting current evidence on
patientreported outcome measures (PROMs). It presents findings from systematic analysis of …

Background Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common causes of
chronic liver disease associated with increased liver-related mortality. Additionally, NAFLD …

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 …

Objective To investigate long-term health-related quality of life (HRQoL) changes over time
in younger compared to older disease-free breast cancer survivors who participated in a …

Background The comparative performance of the 3-level EuroQol 5-dimension and Short
Form 6-dimension (SF-6D) has been investigated in patients with low back pain (LBP). The …

Objective Poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is associated with a high risk of acute
exacerbations in patients with asthma. The use of health state utility instruments to measure …

In the literature on social inequalities in health, subjective socioeconomic position (SEP) is
increasingly applied as a determinant of health, motivated by the hypothesis that having a …

Background Studies have shown that methods based on mixture models work well when
mapping clinical to preference-based methods. Objectives To develop these methods in …