Patient-caregiver agreement and test–retest reliability of the EQ-5D-Y-3L and EQ-5D-Y-5L in paediatric patients with haematological malignancies

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Background: In 2019, the EuroQol Group developed a ‘beta’ 5-level version of EQ-5D-Y (Y-5L) by increasing the number of descriptive levels to five for each health dimension, as compared to the standard 3-level EQ-5D-Y (Y-3L). Objective: To assess patient-caregiver agreement and test–retest reliability of the Y-5L and Y-3L in paediatric patients with haematological malignancies. Methods: Paediatric inpatients aged 8–17 years were interviewed with the Y-5L and Y-3L questionnaires twice, while their caregivers were interviewed at the same time using the proxy versions of the questionnaires. Patient-caregiver agreement and test–retest reliability were assessed using Gwet’s agreement coefficient (Gwet’s AC1) for EQ-5D dimensions and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for the EQ VAS. Results: Ninety-six patient-caregiver dyads participated in the study. Patient-caregiver agreement on the EQ-5D-Y descriptive system was moderate to good for both the Y-3L and Y-5L, but poor on the EQ VAS. Test–retest reliability of the descriptive system was good to very good for the Y-3L and moderate to good for the Y-5L in children, and fair to good for both versions of EQ-5D-Y in proxies. The EQ VAS showed good test–retest reliability in both children and caregivers. In a subgroup analysis of results in younger patients aged 8–10 years, patient-caregiver agreement and test–retest reliability were also observed to range from moderate to very good. Conclusion: Both the Y-3L and Y-5L descriptive systems showed acceptable patient-caregiver agreement and test–retest reliability when used to assess the HRQoL of children and adolescents with haematological malignancies, including in younger patients.

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Zhou, W., Shen, A., Yang, Z., Wang, P., Wu, B., Herdman, M., & Luo, N. (2021). Patient-caregiver agreement and test–retest reliability of the EQ-5D-Y-3L and EQ-5D-Y-5L in paediatric patients with haematological malignancies. European Journal of Health Economics, 22(7), 1103–1113. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-021-01309-w

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