BACKGROUND: The European Quality of Life 5-Dimensions questionnaire is one of the most commonly used measures of health-related quality of life. OBJECTIVES: To present the feasibility, reliability and validity of the Hebrew version of the EQ-5D. METHODS: We conducted face-to-face interviews with a representative sample (n = 1666) of the Israeli Jewish population. The data collected included demographic and medical information, and self-valuation of health using the EQ-5D descriptive system, Visual Analogue Scale and Time Trade-Off. Construct validity was assessed by assuming that older individuals, those with a greater burden of diseases, and those reporting experience with their own severe illness would have lower EQ-5D indexes, VAS and TTO values. Test-retest reliability was assessed in a small sample (n = 50) that was reevaluated after a 3 week interval. RESULTS: Test-retest reliability of the EQ-5D and VAS was very high (r > or = 0.85). Reliability of the TTO was moderate (r = 0.48). There were significant differences in the EQ-5D index, profiles, VAS and TTO between healthy and sick respondents and younger and older respondents, indicating good validity of the instrument. CONCLUSIONS: The Hebrew translation of the EQ-5D is a practical, reliable and valid instrument for assessing the health-related quality of life of the general Israeli Jewish population.
BACKGROUND: The European Quality of Life 5-Dimensions questionnaire is one of the most commonly used measures of health-related quality of life. OBJECTIVES: To present the feasibility, reliability and validity of the Hebrew version of the EQ-5D. METHODS: We conducted face-to-face interviews with a representative sample (n = 1666) of the Israeli Jewish population. The data collected included demographic and medical information, and self-valuation of health using the EQ-5D descriptive system, Visual Analogue Scale and Time Trade-Off. Construct validity was assessed by assuming that older individuals, those with a greater burden of diseases, and those reporting experience with their own severe illness would have lower EQ-5D indexes, VAS and TTO values. Test-retest reliability was assessed in a small sample (n = 50) that was reevaluated after a 3 week interval. RESULTS: Test-retest reliability of the EQ-5D and VAS was very high (r > or = 0.85). Reliability of the TTO was moderate (r = 0.48). There were significant differences in the EQ-5D index, profiles, VAS and TTO between healthy and sick respondents and younger and older respondents, indicating good validity of the instrument. CONCLUSIONS: The Hebrew translation of the EQ-5D is a practical, reliable and valid instrument for assessing the health-related quality of life of the general Israeli Jewish population.
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