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EQ-5D-5L population norms and health inequality for Trinidad and Tobago in 2022–2023 and comparison with 2012

Authors: Henry Bailey, Marcel F. Jonker, Eleanor Pullenayegum, Fanni Rencz, Bram Roudijk

Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes | Issue 1/2024

Abstract

Background

The use of EQ-5D instruments in clinical, policy and economic applications continues to grow internationally. Population norms studies provide baseline values against which demographic and patient groups are compared and inequality is assessed. This study presents updated EQ-5D-5L population norms for 2022–2023, evaluates inequality and compares the results with those of 2012.

Methods

Demographic and EQ-5D-5L data were obtained from mutually exclusive, representative samples of adults in three studies conducted from July 2022 through May 2023. EQ-5D-5L index values, EQ VAS scores, and ceilings (all dimensions at level 1) were calculated for age-sex groups and stratifiers including education, income, ethnicity, marital status, and employment status. For inequality, the Kakwani index was calculated for the EQ VAS scores and index values, and ordered logit models were used to obtain odds ratios for reporting higher levels of problems on each dimension for demographic groups. The results were compared with those from 2012 which included applying the value set that had been used for the 2022–2023 population norms to the 2012 states.

Results

Data were obtained form 2,989 respondents. The mean index value was 0.921, EQ VAS was 79.6 and the ceiling was 31.5%. The dimensions with the highest rates of reported problems at any level (2–5) were pain/discomfort (43%) and anxiety/depression (39%). The Kakwani index was 0.113 for EQ VAS and 0.058 for index values, with sex accounting for the largest relative contribution. Mean index values, EQ VAS scores, and ceilings were lower across all demographic groups in 2022–2023 compared to 2012.

Conclusions

This is the first study to investigate how EQ-5D-5L population norms have changed within a country over time. Significant changes were observed in the EQ-5D-5L measures and the relative frequencies of reported problems on the dimensions. Inequality increased, and there were changes in the levels of reported problems on the dimensions for demographic groups. Such changes suggest that national population norms should be updated periodically to capture changes in health status, perceptions of health, and health inequality.

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Title: EQ-5D-5L population norms and health inequality for Trinidad and Tobago in 2022–2023 and comparison with 2012
Authors: Henry Bailey
Marcel F. Jonker
Eleanor Pullenayegum
Fanni Rencz
Bram Roudijk
Publication date: 01-12-2024
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes / Issue 1/2024
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-024-02323-1

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