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ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2025

Examining the Association Between Equity-Related Factors and EQ-5D-3L Health Utilities of Patients with Cancer.

Teresa C O Tsui, Rebecca E Mercer, Eleanor M Pullenayegum, Kelvin K W Chan

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Article in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Factors independently associated with in-hospital HRQoL in adults treated at a high-complexity institution in a middle-income country.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026
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Teresa C O TsuiSunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9806-9393
Rebecca E MercerSunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9264-7797
Eleanor M PullenayegumDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4265-1330
Kelvin K W ChanSunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2501-3057

Funding

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer Corporation and Health Canada #13283EuroQol Research Foundation #1456-PDSunnybrook Alternative Funding Plan Association #SHS-20-020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEQ-5D-3L health utilities inform health technology assessments in oncology, often derived from clinical trials enrolling highly selected populations, which may over-estimate real-world health utilities. Little is known about the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and EQ-5D-3L health utilities. Our objective was to examine EQ-5D-3L health utilities across SES in a real-world sample of patients with cancer.

methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional analysis of EQ-5D-3L responses from 170 adult patients with cancer accrued from an Ontario oncology centre. We fitted multivariable linear regression models to estimate associations between covariates and EQ-5D-3L health utilities.

resultsLower EQ-5D-3L health utilities were significantly associated with the lowest and undisclosed family income categories in models with and without birth sex (

conclusionsLower EQ-5D-3L health utilities were significantly associated with low income and nondisclosure, highlighting the need to incorporate SES in analyzing health utilities in cancer care.

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NeoplasmsQuality of LifeAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOntarioSocial ClassSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesEQ-5D-3Lequityhealth utilityoncology

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