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The Validity of the EuroQol Health and Wellbeing Short Version (EQ-HWB-S) Instrument in Parents of Children With and Without Health Conditions

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  • Cate Bailey

    (The University of Melbourne)

  • Kim Dalziel

    (The University of Melbourne)

  • Renee Jones

    (The University of Melbourne)

  • Harriet Hiscock

    (Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
    Royal Children’s Hospital
    University of Melbourne)

  • Nancy J. Devlin

    (The University of Melbourne)

  • Tessa Peasgood

    (The University of Melbourne)

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Background The EuroQol Health and Wellbeing Short Version (EQ-HWB-S) instrument has been developed to measure the health and wellbeing of care-recipients and their caregivers for use in economic evaluation.The EQ-HWB-S has nine items, and pilot UK preference weights have now been developed. Objective We aimed to investigate the validity of the instrument in parents of children with and without health conditions. Methods EQ-HWB-S data were sourced from an Australian paediatric multi-instrument comparison study. We analysed the baseline characteristics and response distribution of the EQ-HWB-S items. Assessment of known-group validity was conducted for EQ-HWB-S items, level sum-scores and preference-weighted scores, including partial effects. Known-group analyses included three child health variables and where caregivers reported coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had impacted their wellbeing. We included analyses across gender, controlled for child and parent demographic variables, and compared scores across child health conditions. Results Item responses were distributed as expected, with higher skew for mobility and activities. Parents experienced high levels of exhaustion. We detected significant differences between groups for level sum-scores and preference-weighted scores, as hypothesised; all tests were significant (p

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  • Cate Bailey & Kim Dalziel & Renee Jones & Harriet Hiscock & Nancy J. Devlin & Tessa Peasgood, 2024. "The Validity of the EuroQol Health and Wellbeing Short Version (EQ-HWB-S) Instrument in Parents of Children With and Without Health Conditions," PharmacoEconomics, Springer, vol. 42(1), pages 163-179, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:pharme:v:42:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1007_s40273-024-01351-5
    DOI: 10.1007/s40273-024-01351-5
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