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01.06.2018 | Commentary
Once Bitten Twice Shy: Thinking Carefully Before Adopting the EQ-5D-5L
verfasst von:
Jeff Round
Erschienen in:
PharmacoEconomics
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Ausgabe 6/2018
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Excerpt
The Euro-Qol group introduced the EQ-5D-5L descriptive system in 2009 [
1], with the first publication describing the tool appearing in 2011 [
2]. This revised version of the EQ-5D instrument introduced five response levels, alongside changes to the wording used to describe responses in the mobility domain. The five-level version of the EQ-5D descriptive system was developed in response to perceived failings of the three response-level EQ-5D-3L, notably in its sensitivity to changes in health [
3], but also ceiling effects [
2] and an ‘uneven’ distribution of responses as measured by the valuation tariff [
4]. …