Health Status Based on EQ 5D 5L for The Cancer Patient Population in Malaysia

Wan Puteh, Sharifa Ezat and Razali, Hasyimah and Ismail, Aniza and Zulkifli, Malina (2024) Health Status Based on EQ 5D 5L for The Cancer Patient Population in Malaysia. Scientific Reports, 14 (1). pp. 1-9. ISSN 2045-2322

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Abstract

The EQ-5D is a common generic tool used in clinical trials and economic evaluations to evaluate the health-related quality of life as a proxy of health outcomes. To date, studies using EQ-5D-5L to evaluate the health status of cancer patients remain scarce in Malaysia. In this study, EQ-5D-5L dimensions, EQ-5D-5L index, and EQ-VAS scores were applied to assess the health status of Malaysian cancer patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted March-December 2022 to collect data relevant to the EQ-5D-5L valuation of health status via the Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) platform. Respondents rated their health states using EQ-5D-5L and EQ-VAS. Among the 235 respondents, the mean EQ-5D-5L index and EQ-VAS score were 0.76 (SD 0.223) and 81.06 (SD 16.36). Most of the patients reported some problems in the pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression dimensions. The level of education, stage of cancer, and comorbidity were significantly associated with better health status on EQ-5D-5L (p < 0.05) but only the stage of cancer was significantly associated with EQ-VAS scores. This study highlighted the disparities in self-reported health status across patients of different sociodemographic and medical profiles with EQ-5D-5L valuation. Thus, future research should use EQ-5D norm scores as a benchmark of comparison among cancer patients

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	EQ-5D-5L, Index, EQ-VAS, Cancer, Health status
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
Divisions:	School of Quantitative Sciences
Depositing User:	Mr. Izhar Hj. Hashim
Date Deposited:	09 Nov 2026 09:24
Last Modified:	09 Nov 2026 09:24
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/34681

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