Variations in quality of life in people with multimorbidity: A cross-sectional survey comparing MMQ1 and EQ-5D-5L.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Multimorbidity Questionnaire (MMQ1) is a patient-reported outcome measure assessing quality of life (QoL) in people with multimorbidity. An English-language version was recently validated for use in the United Kingdom. This study examines: (1) Whether MMQ1 detects expected variations in QoL according to individual characteristics; (2) How MMQ1 compares with EQ-5D-5L in detecting such variations, and in discriminating between different levels of QoL.

Methods

A postal survey was distributed to 2753 patients with multimorbidity. Relationships between MMQ1 and EQ-5D-5L with six independent variables (long-term condition count, mental-physical multimorbidity, deprivation, self-rated QoL, age and sex) were examined using linear regression analyses. Discriminative ab

SUBMITTER: Sweeney KD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12811566 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature