A comparison of self-rated health using EQ-5D VAS in the United States in 2002 and 2017.

Ashley S ChaErnest H LawJames W ShawA Simon Pickard

Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2019)

Self-rated health of the general US adult population in 2017 was similar to 2002, but after adjusting for health problems, scores were slightly higher in 2017. Sociodemographic shifts in age and education explain some of the differences in scores, and by removing health and sociodemographic factors, we found the VAS reveals self-rated health is slightly better in 2017 than 2002.

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