Abstract

Evidence supported the validity of both EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L in cancer. However, results suggest a 5-level classifier system has less ceiling effect and greater discriminative ability with potentially more power to detect differences between groups compared with EQ-5D-3L.

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EQ-5DCeiling effectRasch modelMedicineStatisticsPsychologyClinical psychologyPhysical therapyMathematicsHealth related quality of lifeInternal medicine

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Activities of Daily LivingDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsPainPsychometricsQuality of LifeReproducibility of ResultsSelf CareSurveys and Questionnaires

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Year
2007
Type
article
Volume
45
Issue
3
Pages
259-263
Citations
259
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A. Simon Pickard, María Clemente León, Thomas Kohlmann et al. (2007). Psychometric Comparison of the Standard EQ-5D to a 5 Level Version in Cancer Patients. Medical Care , 45 (3) , 259-263. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.mlr.0000254515.63841.81

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10.1097/01.mlr.0000254515.63841.81
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