ArticleArchives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique2025
POPUP: an observational digital study reporting general population norms for the EQ-5D-5-L and HUI-3 in 8 countries.
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- Comparative performance of EQ-5D-5L bolt-ons in China and the Netherlands: results from the EQ-DAPHNIE project.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Health-related quality of life in adults with epidermolysis bullosa: a cross-sectional study in seven European countries using EQ-5D-5L.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2026Article
- Caregiving burden among caregivers of people with myasthenia gravis.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to estimate population norms in the US, Canada, UK, Italy, Spain, Germany, The Netherlands, and Belgium for the EQ-5D-5-L with six bolt-on dimensions (vision, breathing, tiredness, sleep, social relationships, self-confidence), and for the Health Utilities Index-Mark 3 (HUI-3).
methodsA digital study was conducted among 9,000 general population participants, representative of age, sex, education, and region within each country. Data collection included demographics, health conditions, EQ-5D-5-L and bolt-ons, and the HUI-3. National population norms were calculated for each dimension and for utility values. Testing for differences between subgroups was performed with a Generalized Linear Model.
resultsThe proportion of respondents reporting severe-to-extreme problems at dimension level was highest on the EQ-5D-5-L dimensions pain/discomfort (5.5%) and anxiety/depression (5.6%), and on the HUI-3 dimensions pain (5.7%), emotion (5.4%), and cognition (4.1%). Severe-to-extreme problems on the EQ-5D-5-L bolt-on dimensions were social relationships (8.0%), sleep (7.6%), tiredness (7.4%), self-confidence (5.1%), vision (3.7%), and breathing (2.0%). Mean EQ-5D-5-L utility values for all countries combined displayed a U-shape by age and ranged between 0.819 and 0.871, whereas HUI-3 utility values ranged between 0.717 and 0.768 without a clear pattern. The impact of age by sex on EQ-5D-5-L utility values was country-specific. HUI-3 utilities did not show a linear trend by age, and no difference was found by sex. Italy had the highest mean EQ-5D-5-L utility values, while the Netherlands and Spain had the highest values according to the HUI-3. The lowest utility values were observed in the UK, for both instruments. Utility values differed significantly by education, employment, place of residence, needing a caregiver, being on sick leave and having health conditions such as dementia, MS, depression, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and heart failure.
conclusionsImportant differences in reporting problems and in utility values were found between countries and subgroups, highlighting the need for country-specific population norms.
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