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Published on: December 11, 2013
Comparison of EQ-5D and SF-36 in untreated patients with symptoms of intermittent claudication
Anil Vaidya1,2,3, Marie-Claire Kleinegris4, Johan L Severens5
1Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Medical Technology Assessment (KEMTA), Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Aim:
To compare health-related quality of life (HRQoL) descriptions and utility scores in newly diagnosed peripheral arterial disease (PAD) patients, using two most widely used instruments, EuroQol 5D (EQ-5D) and Medical Outcome Study 36-item Short-Form Health Status Survey (SF-36).
Methods:
Patients' self-assessment of HRQoL was measured by the Dutch versions of the EQ-5D and SF-36 in the 204 patients.
Results:
Mean utility scores ranged from 0.675 for Short-Form Six-Dimension, 0.648 for the EQ-5D UK tariff and 0.715 for the Dutch EQ-5D tariff. A moderate correlation between the utility scores was found due to different valuation techniques of these instruments.
Conclusion:
Both instruments have clinical validity for use in the PAD and can be used alongside each other to provide a holistic assessment of the HRQoL. Before using these two instruments interchangeably for utility score calculations and healthcare resource allocation, a thorough sensitivity analysis is necessary to explore the robustness of the value argument based on these utility scores.
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