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ArticleHealth and quality of life outcomes2023

Measurement properties of the EQ-5D-5L and PROPr in patients with spinal muscular atrophy.

Richard Huan Xu, Bin Ma, Huanping Xin, Huanyu Zhang, Yan Zeng, Nan Luo, Dong Dong

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Article in Health and quality of life outcomes, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Comparing EQ-5D-5L, PROPr, SF-6D and TTO utilities in patients with chronic skin diseases.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2025
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  5. Health-related quality of life of adults with spinal muscular atrophy: insights from a nationwide patient registry in Germany.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Richard Huan XuDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
Bin MaMeier Advocacy & Support Center for SMA, Beijing, China.
Huanping XinMeier Advocacy & Support Center for SMA, Beijing, China.
Huanyu ZhangShenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China.
Yan ZengJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Nan LuoSaw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Dong DongShenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China. dongdong@cuhk.edu.hk.
Chinese University of Hong Kong · CNChinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen · CNHong Kong Polytechnic University · HKNational University of Singapore · SG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesSpinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare monogenic neuromuscular disorder caused by loss of function mutations. Measuring health-related quality of life to support economic evaluations in this population is encouraged. However, empirical evidence on the performance of preference-based measures (PBMs) in individuals with SMA is limited. This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the EQ-5D-5L and the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measure Information System Preference measure (PROPr) in individuals with SMA.

methodsThe data used in this study were obtained via a web-based, cross-sectional survey. All participants completed the self-reporting EQ-5D-5L and PROMIS-29 questionnaires. Information about their socioeconomic and health status was also obtained. Ceiling and floor effects, convergent and divergent validity, known-group validity, and the agreement between the two measures were assessed.

resultsStrong ceiling and floor effects were observed for four dimensions of the EQ-5D-5L and three subscales, including pain intensity, pain interference, and physical function, of the PROMIS-29. All hypothesized associations between EQ-5D-5L/PROMIS-29 and other neuromuscular questions were confirmed, supporting good convergent validity. Moreover, both EQ-5D-5L and PROPr scores differentiated between impaired functional groups, demonstrating good discriminative ability. Poor agreement between the EQ-5D-5L and PROPr utility scores was observed.

conclusionsThe EQ-5D-5L and PROPr both appear to be valid PBMs for individuals with SMA. However, PROPr yielded considerably lower utility scores than EQ-5D-5L and their agreement was poor. Therefore, these two PBMs may not be used interchangeably in economic evaluations of SMA-related interventions.

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Muscular Atrophy, SpinalQuality of LifeCross-Sectional StudiesHealth StatusHumansPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesEQ-5DHealth-related quality of lifePROMISSpinal muscular atrophy

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