Process / pipelineHealth-related quality of life

EQ-5D

The EQ-5D is a standardized, preference-based health utility measure developed by the EuroQol Group in 1990. It combines a descriptive health profile (five dimensions, three or five response levels) with a visual analog scale to quantify overall health status. The instrument has become essential for health economics, clinical trials, and cost-effectiveness analysis worldwide.

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Sources

  1. Rabin, R., & de Charro, F. (2001). EQ-5D: a measure of health status from the EuroQol Group. Annals of Medicine, 33(5), 337–343. DOI: 10.3109/07853890109002087
  2. EuroQol Group. (1990). EuroQol—a new facility for the measurement of health-related quality of life. Health Policy, 16(3), 199–208. DOI: 10.1016/0168-8510(90)90421-9
  3. Herdman, M., Gudex, C., Lloyd, A., et al. (2011). Development and preliminary testing of the new five-level version of EQ-5D (EQ-5D-5L). Quality of Life Research, 20(10), 1727–1736. DOI: 10.1007/s11136-011-9903-x

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ScholarGateEQ-5D (EuroQol Five-Dimension Health Status Questionnaire). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/health-measurement/eq-5d