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The EuroQol Group after 25 years [electronic resource] /by Richard Brooks.

by Brooks, Richard [author.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : 2013.Description: XVI, 288 p. 2 illus. in color. online resource.ISBN: 9789400751583.Subject(s): Medicine | Quality of Life | Quality of Life -- Research | Biomedicine | Biomedicine general | Quality of Life ResearchDDC classification: 610 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The early years -- 3 Descriptive system -- 4 Translation, language and semantic issues -- 5 Valuation -- 6 Applications -- 7 EuroQol organisation and administration -- 8 Research, product development and the work of the Task Forces -- 9 The future -- References -- Appendices -- Index.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: The EuroQol Group first met in Rotterdam in May 1987 determined to develop a standardised non-disease-specific instrument for valuing health-related quality of life. The book traces the activities of the Group over the next 25 years. The instrument constructed, eventually named the EQ-5D, was translated into many languages and used in a wide range of countries and settings. The book describes how the instrument’s descriptive system was determined, how translation and language issues were handled, and how valuations were provided. Recent developments, in particular a 5-level version (EQ-5D-5L), and a youth version (EQ-5D-Y) are covered. The history of the institutional and administrative framework within which the Group operated is also treated.
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Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The early years -- 3 Descriptive system -- 4 Translation, language and semantic issues -- 5 Valuation -- 6 Applications -- 7 EuroQol organisation and administration -- 8 Research, product development and the work of the Task Forces -- 9 The future -- References -- Appendices -- Index.

The EuroQol Group first met in Rotterdam in May 1987 determined to develop a standardised non-disease-specific instrument for valuing health-related quality of life. The book traces the activities of the Group over the next 25 years. The instrument constructed, eventually named the EQ-5D, was translated into many languages and used in a wide range of countries and settings. The book describes how the instrument’s descriptive system was determined, how translation and language issues were handled, and how valuations were provided. Recent developments, in particular a 5-level version (EQ-5D-5L), and a youth version (EQ-5D-Y) are covered. The history of the institutional and administrative framework within which the Group operated is also treated.

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