Health-related quality of life measured with the EQ-5D-5L: estimation of normative index values based on a representative German population sample and value set

Thomas Grochtdreis (), Judith Dams, Hans-Helmut König and Alexander Konnopka
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Thomas Grochtdreis: University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Judith Dams: University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Hans-Helmut König: University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Alexander Konnopka: University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

The European Journal of Health Economics, 2019, vol. 20, issue 6, No 12, 933-944

Abstract: Abstract Background The generic and preference-based instrument EQ-5D is available in a five-response levels version (EQ-5D-5L). A value set for the EQ-5D-5L based on a representative sample of the German population has recently been developed. The aim of this study was to estimate normative values of the EQ-5D-5L index for Germany, and to examine associations between the EQ-5D-5L and selected sociodemographic factors. Methods The analysis was based on a representative sample (n = 4998) of the German general adult population in 2014. Participants had to rate their health-related quality of life on the EQ-5D-5L descriptive system as well as on a visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS). Normative values of the EQ-5D-5L index were estimated for selected sociodemographic characteristics. For the examination of associations between EQ-5D-5L index scores and selected sociodemographic factors, multivariate regression analyses were used. Results The mean EQ-5D-5L index score of the total sample was 0.88 (SD 0.18), corresponding to an overall mean EQ-VAS score of 71.59 (SD 21.36). Female gender and increasing age were associated with a lower EQ-5D-5L index score (p

Keywords: EQ-5D; Population norms; Quality of life; Cost-utility analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I10 I30 J11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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