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Economics
Mihir Gandhi, Ru San Tan, Shir Lynn Lim, Kim Rand, Carolyn S. P. Lam, Nan Luo, Yin Bun Cheung
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the health preferences of patients with heart disease and develop a value set for the 5-level EQ-5D (EQ-5D-5L) based on these patient preferences. The value set could be used for patient-centric economic evaluation and health-related quality of life assessment for patients with heart disease.
Article
Economics
Ben A. van Hout, James W. Shaw
Summary: This research developed algorithms to map EQ-5D-3L responses to EQ-5D-5L value sets and found that including indicants of problems for other dimensions as regressors in the model improved prediction accuracy. Adding age and gender lowered AIC without improving predictions, while including a latent factor slightly improved predictive accuracy. Models conditioning on problems in other dimensions yielded more accurate predictions than an alternative copula-based approach.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Yu Zheng, Lei Dou, Qiang Fu, Shunping Li
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the responsiveness and minimal clinically important difference (MCID) of the five-level version of the EuroQol five-dimensional questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L) in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and determine the relationship between MCID values and minimal detectable change (MDC). The results showed that EQ-5D-5L has large responsiveness among CHD patients and can determine clinically meaningful score changes at the group level.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Chaofan Li, Lei Dou, Qiang Fu, Shunping Li
Summary: This study aimed to develop mapping algorithms that convert SAQ scores to EQ-5D-5L health utility values for CHD patients in China. The results showed that the mapping algorithms developed using mixture beta and ordered logit models accurately converted SAQ scores to EQ-5D-5L health utility values.
HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Nasrin Moradi, Thomas G. Poder, Hossein Safari, Mohammad M. Mojahedian, Hosein Ameri
Summary: This study aimed to test the validity and reliability of the EQ-5D-5L (5L) in cancer patients compared to EQ-5D-3L (3L). The results showed that compared to 3L, 5L performed better in terms of ceiling effect, inconsistency, discriminatory power, convergent validity, and relative efficiency.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ting Zhou, Haijing Guan, Luying Wang, Yao Zhang, Mingjun Rui, Aixia Ma
Summary: The EQ-5D-5L is widely used to measure health-related quality of life in patients with different diseases worldwide. The variation in utility values for the same disease is influenced by patient characteristics, living environment, and the EQ-5D-5L value set.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Economics
Guizhi Weng, Yanming Hong, Nan Luo, Clara Mukuria, Jie Jiang, Zhihao Yang, Sha Li
Summary: This study compares the measurement properties of EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L in quantifying health-related quality of life burden for four different health conditions in China. The results showed that EQ-5D-5L demonstrated superior performance in terms of higher sensitivity to mild health problems, better relative efficiency, and responses and index value distributions.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Economics
Svenja Elkenkamp, Kristina Ludwig, Wolfgang Greiner
Summary: This research aimed to determine the robustness of the German EQ-5D-5L valuation data for the general population compared with those with health impairments. The results showed that people with self-reported health impairments do not have different EQ-5D-5L health state preferences compared with the German general population.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Juan Zhu, Xin-Xin Yan, Cheng-Cheng Liu, Hong Wang, Le Wang, Su-Mei Cao, Xian-Zhen Liao, Yun-Feng Xi, Yong Ji, Lin Lei, Hai-Fan Xiao, Hai-Jing Guan, Wen-Qiang Wei, Min Dai, Wanqing Chen, Ju-Fang Shi
Summary: The study found that EQ-5D-5L has better discriminatory power and lower ceiling effect in cancer patients, which may be more suitable for assessing HRQoL.
QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Elena Olariu, Raluca Caplescu, Luke Vale, Ileana Gabriela Niculescu-Aron, Yemi Oluboyede, Marian Sorin Paveliu
Summary: The study aimed to estimate population norms for the Romanian versions of EQ-5D-5L, EQ-5D-3L, their indexes, and EQ VAS. A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a representative sample, and descriptive statistics were used to estimate population norms by age groups and sex. The findings provide reference values for healthcare professionals, researchers, and decision-makers in Romania.
HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Alex Bato, Valentin Brodszky, L. Hunor Gergely, Krisztian Gaspar, Norbert Wikonkal, Agnes Kinyo, Akos Szabo, Zsuzsanna Beretzky, Andrea Szegedi, Eva Remenyik, Norbert Kiss, Miklos Sardy, Fanni Rencz
Summary: The study aimed to compare the measurement properties of two adult versions of EQ-5D in patients with Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), with EQ-5D-5L outperforming EQ-5D-3L in terms of feasibility, informativity, and validity for important clinical characteristics. EQ-5D-5L was recommended for assessing HS patients across various settings.
QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Cesar Fernandez-de-las-Penas, Jorge Rodriguez-Jimenez, Paloma Moro-Lopez-Menchero, Ignacio Cancela-Cilleruelo, Alberto Pardo-Hernandez, Valentin Hernandez-Barrera, Angel Gil-de-Miguel
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the EQ-5D-5L scale in COVID-19 survivors. The results showed good internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and construct validity of the scale, making it suitable for assessing health-related quality of life in long-COVID patients.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Hongjuan Yu, Xueyun Zeng, Mingjie Sui, Rui Liu, Rachel Lee-Yin Tan, Jinjin Yang, Weidong Huang, Nan Luo
Summary: This study compared the measurement properties of EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L in Chinese AML patients, finding that 5L demonstrated superior reproducibility, convergent validity, and discriminatory ability compared to 3L.
QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Jie Jiang, Yanming Hong, Tiantian Zhang, Zhihao Yang, Tengfei Lin, Zhuoru Liang, Peiyao Lu, Lishun Liu, Binyan Wang, Yongmei Xu, Nan Luo
Summary: This study compared the measurement properties of EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L in hypertensive patients in rural China. The results showed that the 5L version had a lower ceiling effect and higher informativity compared to the 3L version, with good agreement between the two.
QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Economics
Andrea L. Monteiro, Maja Kuharic, A. Simon Pickard
Summary: The EQ Health and Wellbeing Short (EQ-HWB-S) is a new measure of health and wellbeing that overlaps with, and expands upon, the EQ-5D-5L. The study found moderate to strong associations between the two measures and concluded that the EQ-HWB-S performs similarly or better than the EQ-5D-5L among patient groups, particularly in distinguishing caregivers and those closer to full health.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Katrien De Cocker, Margo Ketels, Jason A. Bennie, Els Clays
Summary: This study found no significant association between device-based total and domain-specific sedentary behavior and psychological distress among employees.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Daniela V. Pachito, Frank Pega, Jelena Bakusic, Emma Boonen, Els Clays, Alexis Descatha, Ellen Delvaux, Dirk De Bacquer, Karoliina Koskenvuo, Hannes Kroeger, Marie-Claire Lambrechts, Carolina O. C. Latorraca, Jian Li, Ana L. Cabrera Martimbianco, Rachel Riera, Reiner Rugulies, Grace Sembajwe, Johannes Siegrist, Lauri Sillanmaki, Markku Sumanen, Sakari Suominen, Yuka Ujita, Godelieve Vandersmissen, Lode Godderis
Summary: The study conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis on the impact of long working hours on alcohol consumption and risky drinking. The results indicated a correlation between long working hours and increased alcohol consumption, but the effect on risky drinking remains uncertain. No eligible studies were found on the effect of long working hours on alcohol use disorder.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Anneleen Baert, Pieter Vynckier, Sofie Pardaens, Delphine De Smedt, Johan De Sutter, Dirk De Bacquer, Els Clays
Summary: The study found that 51.5% of healthcare providers have never provided sexual counseling in HF patients. Factors such as being male, having a masters' degree, having more than 10 years of experience in cardiovascular disease, working in an ambulatory care department, and having more positive attitudes were independently associated with a higher provision of sexual counseling in practice. Despite healthcare providers perceiving it as their responsibility to discuss patients' sexual concerns, these issues are not often addressed in daily practice.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Els Clays, Paolo Emilio Puddu, Mitja Lustrek, Giovanni Pioggia, Jan Derboven, Marilena Vrana, Johan De Sutter, Rita Le Donne, Anneleen Baert, Marko Bohanec, Maria Costanza Ciancarelli, Amos Adeyemo Dawodu, Michel De Pauw, Delphine De Smedt, Flavia Marino, Sofie Pardaens, Michele Salvatore Schiariti, Jakob Valic, Marc Vanderheyden, Aljosa Vodopija, Gennaro Tartarisco
Summary: The study demonstrated that the HeartMan personal health system significantly improved mental and sexual health, as well as self-care behavior in CHF patients. However, intervention effects were not significant on HRQoL, illness perception, and exercise capacity.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Kim Wadt Hansen, Nina Peytz, Anneke Blokstra, Stig E. Bojesen, Carlos Celis-Morales, Christina Chrysohoou, Els Clays, Dirk De Bacquer, Soren Galatius, Stuart R. Gray, Frederick Ho, Maryam Kavousi, Chantal M. Koolhaas, Matina Kouvari, Maja-Lisa Lochen, Pedro Marques-Vidal, Merete Osler, Demosthenes Panagiotakos, Jill P. Pell, Gerhard Sulo, Grethe S. Tell, Vassilios Vassiliou, W. M. Monique Verschuren, Eva Prescott
Summary: This study found that a moderate-to-high level of physical activity was associated with a lower risk of short-term mortality in patients with myocardial infarction during the acute phase, reducing the odds of instant and 28-day fatal outcomes.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Medical Informatics
Mitja Lugtrek, Marko Bohanec, Carlos Cavero Barca, Maria Costanza Ciancarelli, Els Clays, Amos Adeyemo Dawodu, Jan Derboven, Delphine De Smedt, Erik Dovganl, Jure Lampe, Flavia Marino, Miha Mlakar, Giovanni Pioggia, Paolo Emilio Puddu, Juan Mario Rodriguez, Michele Schiariti, Gagper Slapnicar, Karin Slegers, Gennaro Tartarisco, Jakob Valic, Aljoga Vodopija
Summary: The HeartMan project aims to develop a comprehensive personal health system for CHF self-management using sensing devices and artificial intelligence. The patient-monitoring methods showed fairly high accuracy, leading to significant improvements in self-care behavior among patients with CHF.
JMIR MEDICAL INFORMATICS
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mette Korshoj, Harald Hannerz, Ruth Frikke-Schmidt, Jacob L. Marott, Peter Schnohr, Els Clays, Andreas Holtermann
Summary: Heavy occupational lifting is associated with an increased risk of hypertension, especially in prospective analysis; no significant interaction was found between heavy lifting and age or the use of anti-hypertensive medications in the cross-sectional analysis. Further research is needed to explore the relationship between occupational lifting and hypertension.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jodi Oakman, Margo Ketels, Els Clays
Summary: This study found that occupational physical activity was not significantly associated with low back pain and neck-shoulder pain, while self-reported physical demands and job control were related to the occurrence of neck-shoulder pain and low back pain.
INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Lisa Van Wilder, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Els Clays, Stefanie De Buyser, Johan Van der Heyden, Rana Charafeddine, Pauline Boeckxstaens, Dirk De Bacquer, Sophie Vandepitte, Delphine De Smedt
Summary: Chronic diseases and multimorbidity significantly reduce health-related quality of life, with different disease combinations showing either synergistic or antagonistic effects on HRQoL. The most impactful disease pair interactions were found in back pain, respiratory diseases, and joint disorders.
QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Junos Lukan, Larissa Bolliger, Nele S. Pauwels, Mitja Lustrek, Dirk De Bacquer, Els Clays
Summary: This systematic review identified work intensity as a major risk factor for day-to-day workplace stress, with stress often framed as an affective response. Correlational analyses showed a significant relationship between work intensity and stress, indicating the importance of managing work intensity to reduce day-to-day stress in the workplace.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Larissa Bolliger, Junos Lukan, Elena Colman, Leen Boersma, Mitja Lustrek, Dirk De Bacquer, Els Clays
Summary: This study used a qualitative research approach to identify work stressors as perceived by office workers. The findings confirmed existing data from occupational stress literature and highlighted the multi-level complexity of work stress experiences. The study also revealed the presence of relevant stressors experienced by office workers that go beyond existing quantitative frameworks.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Norbert Fraeyman, Dirk de Bacquer, Els Clays, Tom Fiers, Lode Godderis, Rik Verhaeghe, Leen Viaene, Eric Mortier
Summary: The study found a decrease in the frequency of ergonomic accidents in a large Belgian university hospital, while severity remained unchanged. Female and older employees are more vulnerable to accidents, and those mostly engaged in manual tasks have a higher accident rate. Additionally, there was an increase in the frequency of incidents, potentially reflecting the adequacy of preventive measures and growth in safety behavior.
ACTA CLINICA BELGICA
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Nidhi Gupta, Charlotte Lund Rasmussen, Jan Hartvigsen, Ole Steen Mortensen, Els Clays, Ute Bultmann, Andreas Holtermann
Summary: The study found that increasing moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity at work by 20 minutes and decreasing remaining behaviors at work by 20 minutes was associated with a 38% higher risk of long-term sickness absence among employees with low back pain. In leisure time, increasing moderate-to-vigorous-intensity activity by 20 minutes or standing by 40 minutes was associated with a 26% lower and 37% higher risk, respectively.
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Maxim Dierckens, Matthias Richter, Irene Moor, Frank J. Elgar, Els Clays, Benedicte Deforche, Bart De Clercq
Summary: Information on trends in adolescent health inequalities is scarce but suggests that inequalities are increasing. There are disparities in both material and non-material socioeconomic resources, and non-material inequalities are increasing in most health behaviors.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Claire Collins, Els Clays, Esther Van Poel, Joanna Cholewa, Katica Tripkovic, Katarzyna Nessler, Segolene de Rouffignac, Milena Santric Milicevic, Zoran Bukumiric, Limor Adler, Cecile Ponsar, Liubove Murauskiene, Zlata Ozvacic Adzic, Adam Windak, Radost Asenova, Sara Willems
Summary: This study aims to investigate the distress and wellbeing of general practitioners/family physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify ways to mitigate distress. The study found that GPs with less experience, in smaller practices, and with more vulnerable patient populations were at a higher risk of distress. Additionally, significant differences in wellbeing scores were observed between countries, and collaboration and perception of government support were significant protective factors for distress.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
