The EuroQol Group after 25 years

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. Introduction

   • Richard Brooks

   Pages 1-12

3. The Early Years

   • Richard Brooks

   Pages 13-35

4. Descriptive System

   • Richard Brooks

   Pages 37-64

5. Translation, Language and Semantics Issues

   • Richard Brooks

   Pages 65-78

6. Valuation

   • Richard Brooks

   Pages 79-129

7. Applications

   • Richard Brooks

   Pages 131-144

8. EuroQol Organisation and Administration

   • Richard Brooks

   Pages 145-195

9. Research, Product Development, and the Work of the Task Forces

   • Richard Brooks

   Pages 197-244

10. The Future

    • Richard Brooks

    Pages 245-248

11. Back Matter

    Pages 249-288

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The EuroQol Group first met in Rotterdam in May 1987 determined to develop a standardised non-disease-specific instrument for valuing health-related quality of life. The book traces the activities of the Group over the next 25 years. The instrument constructed, eventually named the EQ-5D, was translated into many languages and used in a wide range of countries and settings. The book describes how the instrument’s descriptive system was determined, how translation and language issues were handled, and how valuations were provided. Recent developments, in particular a 5-level version (EQ-5D-5L), and a youth version (EQ-5D-Y) are covered. The history of the institutional and administrative framework within which the Group operated is also treated.

• EQ-5D
• Evaluation
• Health
• Population
• Valuation

• EuroQol Group, Rotterdam, Netherlands

  Richard Brooks

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