Head-to-head comparison between the EQ-5D-5L and the EQ-5D-3L in general population health surveys.
Marc Martí-PastorAngels PontMónica ÁvilaOlatz GarinGemma VilagutCarlos G ForeroYolanda PardoRicard TresserrasAntonia Medina-BustosOriol Garcia-CodinaJuan CabasésLuis RajmilJordi AlonsoMontserrat FerrerPublished in: Population health metrics (2018)
Although the proportion of individuals with the best possible health state is still very high, our findings support that the increase of levels provided by the EQ-5D-5L contributed to the validity and discriminatory power of this new version to measure health in general population, as in the national health surveys.