Pangestu, S., Purba, F.D., Setyowibowo, H. et al. (3 more authors) (2025) The psychometric properties of the EQ-HWB and EQ-HWB-S in patients with breast cancer: a comparative analysis with EQ-5D-5L, FACT-8D, and SWEMWBS. Value in Health, 28 (3). pp. 449-459. ISSN 1098-3015
Abstract
Objectives: The EQ Health and Wellbeing (EQ-HWB) is a new generic measure that captures constructs beyond health-related quality of life, with a 25-item long form and a shorter 9-item version (EQ-HWB-S). This study aimed to assess the psychometric performance of both versions in breast cancer, which is the most prevalent cancer worldwide, and compare them with other instruments.
Methods: A longitudinal survey in Indonesia (2023-2024) with 300 female patients used the EQ-HWB, 5-level EQ-5D (EQ-5D-5L), Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – General (from which Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Eight Dimension [FACT-8D] was derived), and Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS, from which the Short WEMWBS was derived). Distributional characteristics, convergent validity, known-group validity (Student's t test or analysis of variance), test-retest reliability, and responsiveness were assessed.
Results: All patients reported problems in at least 1 EQ-HWB item. The EQ-HWB-S index (11%) had a lower ceiling than the EQ-5D-5L (35%) and the Short WEMWBS (15.3%), but not the FACT-8D (5%). EQ-HWB-S index values correlated strongly with EQ-5D-5L (r = 0.73) and FACT-8D index values (r = 0.70), whereas EQ-HWB level sum scores correlated strongly with Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – General (r = 0.69) and moderately with WEMWBS (r = 0.49). The EQ-HWB and EQ-HWB-S discriminated across known groups comparably with the EQ-5D-5L and FACT-8D with large effect sizes according to EuroQol visual analog scale groups, number of symptoms, and general health and exhibited excellent instrument-level test-retest reliability (intraclass correlations, 0.79-0.83) and acceptable responsiveness (standardized response means, |0.24| to |0.97|).
Conclusions: This study represents one of the first validations of the EQ-HWB and EQ-HWB-S in any clinical population. Both instrument versions demonstrate robust psychometric performance. The EQ-HWB-S can be recommended to inform resource allocation decisions of breast cancer treatments.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2025, International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | EQ-5D; EQ-HWB; FACT-G; breast cancer; health-related quality of life; psychometrics; well-being |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Medicine and Population Health |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 07 Mar 2025 10:20 |
Last Modified: | 07 Mar 2025 10:20 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jval.2024.12.003 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:224164 |