Health-related quality of life measured using the EQ-5D-5 L: population norms for the capital of Iran

• Published in: Health and quality of life outcomes 2020-04, Vol.18 (1), p.108-108, Article 108
• Main Authors: Emrani, Zahra, Akbari Sari, Ali, Zeraati, Hojjat, Olyaeemanesh, Alireza, Daroudi, Rajabali
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Activities of daily living; Adult; Age; Aged; Anxiety; Anxiety - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data collection; Depression - epidemiology; Education; EQ-5D; Female; Females; Gender; Generalized linear models; Health aspects; Health related quality of life; Health Status; Health surveys; Households; Humans; Identification methods; Illnesses; Iran; Male; Males; Mental depression; Middle Aged; Norms; Pain; Population; Quality of Life; Questionnaires; Random sampling; Sampling methods; Sex Distribution; Sociodemographics; Socioeconomic Factors; Statistical models; Statistical sampling; Studies; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Utility score; Variables
• ISSN: 1477-7525; 1477-7525
• DOI: 10.1186/s12955-020-01365-5

EQ-5D is the most commonly used generic preference-based health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measure. The current study aimed at estimating the HRQoL index scores using EQ-5D-5 L measure in the capital of Iran; moreover, identifying some determinants of the HRQoL. A sample of 3060 subjects was selected by a stratified random sampling method from the general adult population of Tehran. Face-to-face interview was conducted to fill out the questionnaire, in this cross-sectional survey. EQ-5D-5 L utility score were estimated using an interim value set, based on a crosswalk methodology. Additionally, the relationships between HRQoL and sociodemographic characteristics were tested by generalized linear model, using STATA version 13. The mean ± standard deviation utility and EQ-VAS scores were 0.79 ± 0.17 and 71.72 ± 19.37. The utility scores ranged 0.61 ± 0.19 in > 69 year-old females to 0.88 ± 0.12 in