Usefulness of EQ-5D for evaluation of health-related quality of life in young adults with first-episode psychosis

Jan Stochl; T Croudace; J Perez; M Birchwood; H Lester; M Marshall; T Amos; V Sharma; D Fowler; P B Jones; The National Eden Study Team

doi:10.1007/s11136-012-0222-7

Usefulness of EQ-5D for evaluation of health-related quality of life in young adults with first-episode psychosis

Jan Stochl, T Croudace, J Perez, M Birchwood, H Lester, M Marshall, T Amos, V Sharma, D Fowler, P B Jones, The National Eden Study Team

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PURPOSE: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the EQ-5D and the usefulness of this instrument in psychiatric practice as a measure of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a sample of young adults with first-episode psychosis. METHODS: The validity of individual questionnaire items is studied using an Item Response/Latent Trait Theory modeling approach. Sensitivity of response patterns on EQ-5D items to particular diagnostic subtypes of psychosis is investigated using a finite mixture modeling approach through latent class analysis. Finally, a structural equation modeling framework is used to study differential item functioning via a multigroup approach. RESULTS: Results suggest that the data closely correspond to the Rasch Rating Scale Model, and therefore that EQ-5D latent scores are equal interval measures. Despite comprising relatively few items, the instrument yields reliable measures of HRQoL for group comparisons and cost-effectiveness evaluation, but EQ-5D score is too imprecise for the assessment of HRQoL for clinical purposes at the individual level. A significant relationship was found between EQ-5D responses and type of psychosis due to inclusion of item anxiety/depression in EQ-5D. Two items (anxiety/depression, functioning in usual activities) showed an ethnicity bias. CONCLUSIONS: Psychometric evidence confirmed the EQ-5D to be a valid, interval measure that is scalable according to Rasch principles.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1055-1063
Number of pages	9
Journal	Quality of life research
Volume	22
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-012-0222-7
Publication status	Published - Jun 2013

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