Using generic preference-based measures in mental health: psychometric validity of the EQ-5D and SF-6D

Brendan Mulhern1, Clara Mukuria1, Michael Barkham1

  • 1Brendan Mulhern, MRes, Clara Mukuria, PhD, Health Economics and Decision Science, School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, UK; Michael Barkham, PhD, Centre for Psychological Services Research, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK; Martin Knapp, PhD, Centre for the Economics of Mental and Physical Health, King's College London, and Personal Social Services Research Unit, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK; Sarah Byford, PhD, Centre for the Economics of Mental and Physical Health, King's College London, UK; Djøra Soeteman, PhD, Center for Health Decision Science, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; John Brazier, PhD, Health Economics and Decision Science, School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, UK.

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