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Published in: PharmacoEconomics 6/2018

01-06-2018 | Commentary

Once Bitten Twice Shy: Thinking Carefully Before Adopting the EQ-5D-5L

Author: Jeff Round

Published in: PharmacoEconomics | Issue 6/2018

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The Euro-Qol group introduced the EQ-5D-5L descriptive system in 2009 [1], with the first publication describing the tool appearing in 2011 [2]. This revised version of the EQ-5D instrument introduced five response levels, alongside changes to the wording used to describe responses in the mobility domain. The five-level version of the EQ-5D descriptive system was developed in response to perceived failings of the three response-level EQ-5D-3L, notably in its sensitivity to changes in health [3], but also ceiling effects [2] and an ‘uneven’ distribution of responses as measured by the valuation tariff [4]. …
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Metadata
Title
Once Bitten Twice Shy: Thinking Carefully Before Adopting the EQ-5D-5L
Author
Jeff Round
Publication date
01-06-2018
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
PharmacoEconomics / Issue 6/2018
Print ISSN: 1170-7690
Electronic ISSN: 1179-2027
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40273-018-0636-3

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