Outcomes & Quality of Life

Terms for measuring and valuing health outcomes, including patient-reported outcomes, utility values and QALYs.

  • Topic: Outcomes & Quality of Life
  • 38 terms
  • Editor reviewed

3 terms

EQ-5DEuroQol 5D, EQ5D

A generic instrument measuring health-related quality of life across five dimensions, including mobility, self-care, and pain, widely used to generate cost-utility values.

EQ-5D-3LEQ-5D-3-Level, Three-Level EQ-5D

The original three-level version of the EQ-5D, scoring each of the five health dimensions as no problems, some problems, or extreme problems.

EQ-5D-5LEQ-5D-5-Level, Five-Level EQ-5D

An extended version of the EQ-5D scoring each health dimension using five severity levels rather than three, improving sensitivity to smaller changes.