How do EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L compare in a Swedish total hip replacement population?

ABSTRACT: Background and purpose - To better detect small changes in postoperative outcome following total hip replacement (THR), the Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register (SHAR) has decided to change from the EQ-5D-3L (3L) to the EQ-5D-5L (5L). To enable comparison of results obtained with use of the 2 versions of EQ-5D, transferal of results between the questionnaires used is necessary. We assessed the measurement properties of the EQ-5D-5L compared with the EQ-5D-3L, preoperatively and 1-year postoperatively in a Swedish THR population.Patients and methods - Patients eligible for elective THR during 2015 in Western Sweden were invited to the study. With a 2-week separation, the 3L and 5L questionnaires were administered to patients before and 1 year after surgery. Comparing the 2 versions of the EQ-5

SUBMITTER: Eneqvist T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8023878 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature