What is measured by the composite, single-item pain/discomfort dimension of the EQ-5D-5L? An exploratory analysis.

Lidia Engel David G T Whitehurst Juanita A Haagsma Mathieu F Janssen Brendan J Mulhern

Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2022)

The EQ-5D-5L pain/discomfort dimension captures aspects of pain more than aspects of discomfort. Potential reasons include the absence of descriptors or because pain is mentioned first in the composite item.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
risk assessment
spinal cord injury
climate change