Yang, Y., Longworth, L. and Brazier, J. orcid.org/0000-0001-8645-4780 (2013) An assessment of validity and responsiveness of generic measures of health-related quality of life in hearing impairment. Quality of Life Research, 22 (10). pp. 2813-2828. ISSN 0962-9343
Abstract
Purpose
This review examines psychometric performance of three widely used generic preference-based measures, that is, EuroQol 5 dimensions (EQ-5D), Health Utility Index 3 (HUI3) and Short-form 6 dimensions (SF-6D) in patients with hearing impairments.
Methods
A systematic search was undertaken to identify studies of patients with hearing impairments where health state utility values were measured and reported. Data were extracted and analysed to assess the reliability, validity (known group differences and convergent validity) and responsiveness of the measures across hearing impairments.
Results
Fourteen studies (18 papers) were included in the review. HUI3 was the most commonly used utility measures in hearing impairment. In all six studies, the HUI3 detected difference between groups defined by the severity of impairment, and four out of five studies detected statistically significant changes as a result of intervention. The only study available suggested that EQ-5D only had weak ability to discriminate difference between severity groups, and in four out of five studies, EQ-5D failed to detected changes. Only one study involved the SF-6D; thus, the information is too limited to conclude on its performance. Also evidence for the reliability of these measures was not found.
Conclusion
Overall, the validity and responsiveness of the HUI3 in hearing impairment was good. The responsiveness of EQ-5D was relatively poor and weak validity was suggested by limited evidence. The evidence on SF-6D was too limited to make any judgment. More head-to-head comparisons of these and other preference measures of health are required.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2013. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and the source are credited. |
Keywords: | Validity; Responsiveness; EQ-5D; HUI3; SF-6D; Hearing impairments |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 04 May 2017 10:56 |
Last Modified: | 04 May 2017 10:56 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-013-0417-6 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag (Germany) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s11136-013-0417-6 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:115391 |