Assessing the psychometric performance of EQ-5D-5L in dementia: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

EQ-5D is widely used for valuing changes in quality of life for economic evaluation of interventions for people with dementia. There are concerns about EQ-5D-3L in terms of content validity, poor inter-rater agreement and reliability in the presence of cognitive impairment, but there is also evidence to support its use with this population. An evidence gap remains regarding the psychometric properties of EQ-5D-5L.

Objectives

To report psychometric evidence around EQ-5D-5L in people with dementia.

Methods

A systematic review identified primary studies reporting psychometric properties of EQ-5D-5L in people with dementia. Searches were completed up to November 2020. Study selection, data extraction and quality assessment were undertaken independently by at le

SUBMITTER: Keetharuth AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9520934 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature