Towards a Central-Eastern European EQ-5D-3L population norm: comparing data from Hungarian, Polish and Slovenian population studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

EQ-5D-3L population data are available only from Hungary, Poland and Slovenia in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). We aimed to compare the accessible studies and estimate a regional EQ-5D-3L population norm for CEE.

Methods

A combined dataset using patient-level data of 8850 respondents was created. Based on the European Census of 2011, regional population norm estimates were calibrated by gender, age and education for the joint citizenry of 11 CEE countries.

Results

EQ-5D-3L health states were available for 6926 and EQ VAS scores for 6569 respondents. Demographic characteristics of the samples reflected the recruitment methods (Hungary: online; Slovenia: postal survey, Poland: personal interviews). Occurrence of problems differed significantly by education

SUBMITTER: Zrubka Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6544754 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature