Self-Reported population health

Szende, Agota; Janssen, Bas Cabases, Juan (Eds.)
Publisher: Springer; first edition (December 16, 2013)
ISBN-10: 9400775954 – ISBN-13: 978-9400775954

These are the newly updated EQ-5D population norms for a total of 24 countries and regions.
This is the largest and most comprehensive single index value (‘utility’) off-the-shelf collection of lookup tables for the general population.
This book will be a must for those who believe that how people report and value health is very important.
The EQ-5D instrument, as a standardized, cross-culturally validated measure of self assessed health has a hugely important role in understanding population health within and across countries. Over the past two decades a wealth of international population health survey data have been accumulated by the EuroQol Group from research conducted in many countries across four continents. One of the success factors of the EQ-5D instruments has been the easy availability of national or international sets of EQ-5D data, as well as clear explanations and guidance for users. There is an unmet need to produce a comprehensive book that captures up-to-date and expanded information of EQ-5D self-reported health and index values. EQ-5D population norms and cross-country analyses are provided from representative national surveys of 20 countries and additional regional surveys. This book will be a must for those who believe that how people report and value health is very important.

Table of contents
Preface
1. Introduction: Juan M. Cabasés, Rosalind Rabin
2. Data and Methods: M.F. Bas Janssen, Agota Szende, Juan Manuel Ramos-Goñi
3. Population Norms for the EQ-5D: M.F. Bas Janssen, Agota Szende
4. Cross-Country Analysis of EQ-5D Data: Agota Szende, M.F. Bas Janssen
5. Socio-demographic Indicators based on EQ-5D: Agota Szende, M.F. Bas Janssen
Annex 1: EQ-5D population norms tables – National surveys
Annex 2: EQ-5D population norms tables – Regional surveys