Das Gesundheitswesen
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Das Gesundheitswesen · Mar 2005
Comparative Study[Health Status of the German population: results of a representative survey using the EuroQol questionnaire].
The EuroQol questionnaire (EQ-5D) is an instrument for subjectively describing and valuing health states. The purpose of this study was to measure the health status of the German population using the EQ-5D and to analyse the influence of sociodemographic factors. ⋯ The EQ-5D is a simple health state classification system, that can be used to detect variations in the health status of a population. This study provides EQ-5D-norm values for the German population.