OBJECTIVE To assess the reliability and validity of the EuroQol (EQ-5D) for osteoarthritis of the knee (OA knee). METHODS Eighty-two patients with OA knee were asked to complete on two occasions, separated by 1 week, the EQ-5D, the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) Osteoarthritis Index and the 36-item short form of the Medical Outcomes Study (SF-36). RESULTS In this patient ...

BACKGROUND The European Quality of Life 5-Dimensions questionnaire is one of the most commonly used measures of health-related quality of life. OBJECTIVES To present the feasibility, reliability and validity of the Hebrew version of the EQ-5D. METHODS We conducted face-to-face interviews with a representative sample (n = 1666) of the Israeli Jewish population. The data collected included de...

BACKGROUND A number of different measures can be used within cost-utility analyses, we compared results according to both the EQ-5D and SF-6D. METHODS A randomized trial was conducted to compare 4 options for people with knee pain. Over the 2 year trial period, the change in cost to health-service was estimated, and both the EQ-5D and SF-6D were used to estimate the change in quality-adjusted...

OBJECTIVES We assessed health-related quality of life (HRQOL), its associated factors, and examined measurement properties of the EuroQol - 5 Dimensions - 5 Levels (EQ-5D-5L) in HIV/AIDS patients. METHODS A cross-sectional multi-site survey was conducted in 1016 patients (age: 35.4 ± 7.0 years; 63.8% male) in three epicenters of Vietnam. Internal consistency reliability, convergent validity, ...

OBJECTIVES Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is essential for the comparison of treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). CEA centres on accurate measurement of health utility (HU) preferences. Direct measures of HU in RA patients demonstrate weaker correlations with health status (functional disability and pain) than indirect measures. We examined whether demographic and psychosocial factors r...

INTRODUCTION The aims of this study were to cross-culturally adapt and evaluate the validity of the Singaporean Malay and Tamil versions of the EQ-5D. MATERIALS AND METHODS The EQ- 5D was cross-culturally adapted and translated using an iterative process following standard guidelines. Consenting adult Malay- and Tamil-speaking subjects at a primary care facility in Singapore were interviewed ...

OBJECTIVE This prospective study examined the convergent validity and responsiveness of the EuroQoL-5 Dimensions Health Questionnaire (EQ-5D) utility weights in stroke survivors at the subacute stage. METHODS Repeated assessments were conducted in rehabilitation wards of a medical centre. A study cohort was recruited from inpatients (n = 478). A total of 342 participants (71.5%) completed 2 a...

Study Objectives: This paper explores the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL), measured using EQ-5D, for men and women within a national population sample. Methods: Data were taken from the 1996 Health Survey for England, an annual survey commissioned by the UK Department of Health. HRQoL was measured using EQ-5D. Informants’ BMI was calculated ...

BACKGROUND Clinicians require brief outcome measures in their busy daily practice to document global client outcomes. Based on the UK Therapy Outcome Measure, the Australian Therapy Outcome Measures were designed to capture global therapy outcomes of occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech pathology in the Australian clinical context. The aim of this study was to investigate the construc...

BACKGROUND A variety of instruments are used to measure health related quality of life. Few data exist on the performance and agreement of different instruments in a depressed population. The aim of this study was to investigate agreement between, and suitability of, the EQ-5D-3L, EQ-5D Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-5D VAS), SF-6D and SF-12 new algorithm for measuring health utility in depressed pa...