Adding a fatigue item to the EQ-5D-5L improves its psychometric performance in the general population.

Inge Spronk Suzanne Polinder Gouke J BonselM F JanssenJuanita A Haagsma

Published in: Journal of patient-reported outcomes (2022)

Adding a fatigue item to the EQ-5D-5L improved all psychometric performance criteria of the enriched instrument in the general population. Effects are substantially larger in the subgroup with chronic health conditions, indicating that adding a fatigue item to the EQ-5D-5L is especially relevant in evaluating the HRQL of diseased people.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
psychometric properties
healthcare
public health
depressive symptoms
patient reported outcomes
human health
study protocol
health promotion