Filling the psycho-social gap in the EQ-5D: the empirical support for four bolt-on dimensions.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The EQ-5D is the most widely applied generic preference-based measure (GPBM) of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Much concern has been raised that its descriptive system is lacking psycho-social dimensions. A recent paper in this journal provided theoretical support for four dimensions to fill this gap. The current paper aims to provide empirical support for these suggested bolt-on dimensions to the EQ-5D.

Methods

We use data from the comprehensive Multi-Instrument-Comparison (MIC) study. The four proposed bolt-on dimensions (Vitality, Sleep, Social Relationships, and Community Connectedness) were selected from the Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL)-8D. We investigate the relative importance of these four dimensions as compared to the five EQ-5D-5L dimension

SUBMITTER: Chen G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7591404 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature