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ArticleThe European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care2025

Testing four cognition bolt-on items to the EQ-5D in a general Chinese population.

Meixia Liao, Hongyan Wu, Zhihao Yang, Yan Huang, Mathieu F Janssen, Gouke Bonsel, Nan Luo

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Meixia Liao *Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, 12 Science Drive 2, #10-01, Singapore, 117549, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7859-3684
Hongyan Wu *School of Medicine and Health Management, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China.
Zhihao YangHealth Services Management Department, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5468-0847
Yan HuangNanming Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang, China.
Mathieu F JanssenSection Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychiatry, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Gouke BonselEuroQol Research Foundation, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8364-1086
Nan LuoSaw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, 12 Science Drive 2, #10-01, Singapore, 117549, Singapore. ephln@nus.edu.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7980-6979

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EuroQol Research Foundation EQ project 20180160National Natural Science Foundation of China 71463007School of Medicine and Health Management, Guizhou Medical University GMUMEM2022-A03
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objectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of four candidate cognition bolt-on items and their combinations to the EQ-5D-5L.

methodsFour cognition items (concentration, memory, calculation, and learning) were developed as separate questionnaire items, and were administered with the standard EQ-5D-5L to 640 individuals in a general population survey in China. From the 4 items, 11 compound items were constructed, and the 'worse level counts' rule was used to calculate a compound item score. Psychometric performance of the cognition bolt-ons was assessed in terms of informativity, convergent validity, explanatory power, and discriminatory power.

resultsThe tested four cognition bolt-on items improved the informativity, convergent validity, explanatory power, and discriminatory power of EQ-5D-5L, with calculation and learning yielding better psychometric performance. The compound bolt-on items that coverd a range of cognitive functions demonstrated superior psychometric performance compared to single-aspect bolt-on items, with those items covering calculation and learning resulting in better psychometric performance.

conclusionThis study confirmed the validity of the tested cognition bolt-ons in a general Chinese population. It supported the use of a compound bolt-on item covering a range of cognitive functions such as the ability to calculate and learn.

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CognitionQuality of LifeAdolescentAdultAgedChinaEast Asian PeopleFemaleHealth StatusHumansMaleMiddle AgedPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultBolt-onCognitionEQ-5D-5L

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