EQ-5D-3L (EuroQol five dimensions, 3-level).

EQ-5D-3L

What it measures

Generic HRQoL / health utility: Mobility, Self-Care, Usual Activities, Pain/Discomfort, Anxiety/Depression (descriptive system) plus the EQ VAS self-rated health thermometer

Length and format

5 (descriptive system) + 1 VAS. 3-level categorical (no / some / extreme problems) -> 243 health states; EQ VAS 0-100; index from country value sets (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

176+ language versions (as of 2016); the most translated preference-based measure

Normative data

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Licence

copyrighted - author permission

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Reference

EuroQol Group (1990). EuroQol - a new facility for the measurement of health-related quality of life. Health Policy, 16(3), 199-208.