Correspondence between EQ-5D health state classifications and EQ VAS scores

• Published in: Health and quality of life outcomes Vol. 6; no. 1; p. 94
• Main Author: Whynes, David K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 07.11.2008; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Algorithms; Analysis; Anxiety; Demography; Educational Status; Female; Health status indicators; Humans; Internal-External Control; Logistic Models; Mass Screening - methods; Mass Screening - statistics & numerical data; Methods; Middle Aged; Outcome and process assessment (Health Care); Pain Measurement; Precancerous Conditions - pathology; Precancerous Conditions - psychology; Psychometrics - instrumentation; Quality of Life; Risk-Taking; Selection Bias; Sickness Impact Profile; Smoking; United Kingdom; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - pathology; Vaginal Smears; United Kingdom

The EQ-5D health-related quality of life instrument comprises a health state classification followed by a health evaluation using a visual analogue scale (VAS). The EQ-5D has been employed frequently in economic evaluations, yet the relationship between the two parts of the instrument remains ill-un...