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EuroQoL-5D or better known as EQ-5D is a generic instrument that measures HRQoL. This tool measures HRQoL using a descriptive system (EQ-5D descriptive system) and visual analogue score (EQ-VAS) (Rabin & de Charro, 2001). The EQ-5D descriptive system classifies health states into five dimensions (anxiety/depression, mobility, pain/discomfort, self-care, and usual activities) that will be rated into three levels of perceived problems: no problem, some problem, and extreme problem. EQ-VAS is a self-rated visual analogue scale where the endpoints are labeled “best imaginable health state” with the score of 100 and “worst imaginable health state” with the score of 0 (Cheung, Oemar, Oppe, & Rabin, 2009).
In order to increase reliability and sensitivity of the instrument, the developer (EuroQoL Group) has decided to revise the descriptive system into five levels of severity, called EQ-5D-5 L. The existing EQ-5D was then renamed as the EQ-5D-3 L.
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Shafie, A.A. (2014). EuroQoL 5-Dimension Measures in Malaysia. In: Michalos, A.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_3801
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