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EQ-5D

A standardised instrument for measuring health-related quality of life across five dimensions.

Definition

The EQ-5D is a standardised patient-reported outcome measure developed by the EuroQol Group. It measures health status across five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. Each dimension has either 3 levels (EQ-5D-3L) or 5 levels (EQ-5D-5L). Responses are converted to a utility index using population-based value sets. NICE prefers EQ-5D for QALY estimation.

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1.0.0
Published
4/26/2026
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