The health gap and HRQoL inequalities in Greece before and during the economic crisis
ObjectiveThe aim of this study was twofold: (i) to assess the health gap among young socio-economic groups generated by the economic crisis in Greece and (ii) to investigate HRQoL (Health Related Quality of Life) inequalities using the Theil index ...
John Yfantopoulos +2 more
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A comparison of the responsiveness of EQ-5D-5L and the QOLIE-31P and mapping of QOLIE-31P to EQ-5D-5L in epilepsy [PDF]
To investigate the responsiveness of and correlation between the EQ-5D-5L and the QOLIE-31P in patients with epilepsy, and develop a mapping function to predict EQ-5D-5L values based on the QOLIE-31P for use in economic evaluations.The dataset was derived from two clinical trials, the ZMILE study in the Netherlands and the SMILE study in the UK.
Ben F. M. Wijnen +6 more
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Background The EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L are two generic health-related quality of life measures, which may be used in clinical and health economic research.
Arjun Bhadhuri +14 more
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Assessing the psychometric performance of EQ-5D-5L in dementia: a systematic review
Background EQ-5D is widely used for valuing changes in quality of life for economic evaluation of interventions for people with dementia. There are concerns about EQ-5D-3L in terms of content validity, poor inter-rater agreement and reliability in the ...
Anju D. Keetharuth +3 more
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Comparing the performance of the EQ-5D-3L and the EQ-5D-5L in young Portuguese adults [PDF]
Background Some studies have reported a ceiling effect in EQ-5D-3L, especially in healthy and/or young individuals. Recently, two further levels have been included in its measurement model (EQ-5D-5L).
Ferreira, Lara N. +3 more
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Interim Scoring for the EQ-5D-5L: Mapping the EQ-5D-5L to EQ-5D-3L Value Sets [PDF]
A five-level version of the EuroQol five-dimensional (EQ-5D) descriptive system (EQ-5D-5L) has been developed, but value sets based on preferences directly elicited from representative general population samples are not yet available. The objective of this study was to develop values sets for the EQ-5D-5L by means of a mapping ("crosswalk") approach to
van Hout, Ben +9 more
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Validation of Brunei's Malay EQ-5D Questionnaire in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. [PDF]
The Malay spoken in Brunei a South East Asian country where Malay is the national language is distinctive and different from Malay spoken in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
David Koh +4 more
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Comparing the measurement equivalence of EQ-5D-5L across different modes of administration [PDF]
Background: Interest in collecting Patient Reported Outcomes using electronic methods such as mobile phones has increased in recent years. However there is debate about the level of measurement equivalence between the traditional paper and newer ...
B Hout van +21 more
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Validity of an enhanced EQ-5D-5L measure with an added cognitive dimension in patients with stroke [PDF]
Objective: The 5-level EuroQoL (EQ-5D-5L) is a patient-reported outcome measure frequently used in stroke research. However, it does not assess the cognitive problems many patients with stroke experience. The aim of this article is to compare the content
de Graaf, J. A. +4 more
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Estimating loss in quality of life associated with asthma-related crisis events (ESQUARE): a cohort, observational study [PDF]
Background: Evidence of quality of life implications of asthma attacks are limited,particularly when measured on a utility scale, which enables calculating Quality-Adjusted Life-Years (QALYs) and comparisons with other health conditions andservices ...
Barton, Garry +3 more
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