A comparison of the performance of the EQ-5D and SF-6D for individuals aged >or= 45 years

Barton, Garry R., Sach, Tracey H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8098-9220, Avery, Anthony J., Jenkinson, Claire, Doherty, Michael, Whynes, David K. and Muir, Kenneth R. (2008) A comparison of the performance of the EQ-5D and SF-6D for individuals aged >or= 45 years. Health Economics, 17 (7). pp. 815-832. ISSN 1099-1050

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Abstract

We sought to compare the performance of the EQ-5D and SF-6D with regard to the criteria of practicality, convergent validity, and construct validity, the level of agreement between the two measures was also assessed. Responses from 1865 individuals aged >or= 45 years in one general practice were analysed. Of these, 93.1% completed the EQ-5D, compared with 86.4% for the SF-6D, where individuals who were older, female, of a lower occupational skill level, from an area of lower deprivation, or used prescribed medication were significantly less likely to complete the SF-6D. The performance of both measures was comparable with regard to both convergent and construct validities, as both the EQ-5D and SF-6D scores were closely related to scores on the EuroQol visual analogue scale (VAS) (p>0.001) and able to discriminate between people who did and did not take: (i) analgesics and (ii) other prescribed medication. Despite EQ-5D and SF-6D scores being highly correlated (p>0.001), individuals who were healthier (according to the VAS) had higher mean scores on the EQ-5D (p>0.001), whereas less healthy individuals had higher mean scores on the SF-6D (individuals with knee pain, osteoarthritis, back pain, rheumatoid arthritis, and hip pain had significantly lower mean scores on the EQ-5D, p>0.001).

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Source:HEG-endnote12-09 Note:
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School Faculty of Science > School of Pharmacy
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Clinical Trials Unit Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Services and Primary Care Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Economics
Depositing User:	EPrints Services
Date Deposited:	25 Nov 2010 11:11
Last Modified:	12 Jan 2023 15:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/14145
DOI:	10.1002/hec.1298

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