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Huber, M.B. ; Reitmeir, P. ; Vogelmann, M.* ; Leidl, R.

EQ-5D-5L in the general German population: Comparison and evaluation of three yearly cross-section surveys.

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 13:343 (2016)
Verlagsversion DOI PMC
Open Access Gold
Creative Commons Lizenzvertrag
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a key measure for evaluating health status in populations. Using the recent EQ-5D-5L for measurement, this study analyzed quality of life results and their stability over consecutive population surveys. Three cross-section surveys for representative samples of the general German population from 2012, 2013, and 2014 were evaluated using the EQ-5D-5L descriptive system and valuation by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Aggregated sample size reached 6074. The dimension with the highest prevalence of problems was pain/discomfort (31.7%). Compared with 2012 (59.3%), the percentage of participants in the best health state increased slightly in 2013 (63.4%) and 2014 (62%). Over the 3-year period, diabetes and heart disease had the strongest negative influence on mean VAS result. The number of reported chronic diseases cumulatively reduced mean VAS. Extreme problems in one or more dimensions were stated by only 0.1%-0.2% of patients. Of the potential 247 health states with a problem score ≥20, only six were observed in the aggregated sample. HRQoL results were fairly stable over the 3 years, but the share of the population with no problems was not. Results from the aggregated sample may serve as updated reference values for the general German population.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Korrespondenzautor
Schlagwörter Eq-5d-5l ; Germany ; Cross-section ; Reference Values; Quality-of-life; Health-status; Psychometric Properties; Adults Degs1; Prevalence; Questionnaire; Hypertension; Interview; States
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1661-7827
e-ISSN 1660-4601
Zeitschrift International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Quellenangaben Band: 13, Heft: 3, Seiten: , Artikelnummer: 343 Supplement: ,
Verlag MDPI
Verlagsort Basel, Switzerland
Nichtpatentliteratur Publikationen
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management (IGM)