How do older adults receiving aged care services understand and respond to the EQ-5D-5L? A think-aloud study in residential care.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The EQ-5D-5L is a preference-based instrument for measuring and valuing health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The EQ-5D-5L has been used extensively in economic evaluation, including in aged care. However, older adults' understanding of the EQ-5D-5L has not been comprehensively investigated to date. This research aimed to assess older adults' understanding of the EQ-5D-5L using a think-aloud protocol with two cognition groups: no cognitive impairment and mild/moderate cognitive impairment.

Methods

Participants' cognition was assessed using the Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE). Face-to face interviews were conducted with concurrent and retrospective think-aloud encouraged through verbal probing. Audio recordings were transcribed, and qualitative an

SUBMITTER: Lay K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10522713 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature