caa a22 4500 606180761 CHVBK 20210128100807.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11136-015-0994-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11136-015-0994-7 EQ-5D-3L as a health measure of Brazilian adult population [Elektronische Daten] [Renata de Menezes, Mônica Andrade, Kenya Noronha, Paul Kind] Purpose: This study explores the use of EQ-5D-3L as a measure of population health status in a Brazilian region with significant socioeconomic, demographic, and epidemiological heterogeneity. Methods: Data came from a study of 3363 literate individuals aged between 18 and 64years living in urban areas of the state of Minas Gerais. Descriptive analysis and logistic and OLS regression models were performed to analyze the relationship between EQ-5D-3L (descriptive system and EQ VAS) and other health (self-assessed health status and 8 self-reported diagnosed chronic diseases), socioeconomic (educational level and economic class), and demographic (gender and age) measures. Additionally, a grade of membership (GoM) analysis was performed to identify multidimensional health profiles. Results: A total of 76 health statuses were identified in the Brazilian population. The most prevalent one is full health (44% of the sample). Elderly people, women, and individuals with poor health and lower socioeconomic conditions generally report more health problems in the EQ-5D-3L dimensions. The GoM analysis demonstrated that health status of older individuals is associated with the socioeconomic condition. Arthritis exhibited the strongest association with the EQ-5D-3L instrument. Conclusions: The results indicate that EQ-5D-3L is a good measure of health status for the Brazilian population. The instrument has a good discriminatory capacity in terms of demographic, socioeconomic, and health measures. The high prevalence of individuals with full health may indicate the presence of ceiling effect. However, this prevalence is smaller than that in other countries. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2015 EQ-5D nationallicence Health-related quality of life nationallicence Health profiles nationallicence Menezes Renata de Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (Cedeplar), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Avenida Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil aut Andrade Mônica Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (Cedeplar), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Avenida Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil aut Noronha Kenya Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (Cedeplar), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Avenida Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil aut Kind Paul University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, Leeds, UK aut Quality of Life Research Springer International Publishing 24/11(2015-11-01), 2761-2776 0962-9343 24:11<2761 2015 24 11136 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-0994-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-0994-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Menezes Renata de Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (Cedeplar), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Avenida Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Andrade Mônica Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (Cedeplar), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Avenida Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Noronha Kenya Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (Cedeplar), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Avenida Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kind Paul University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, Leeds, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Quality of Life Research Springer International Publishing 24/11(2015-11-01), 2761-2776 0962-9343 24:11<2761 2015 24 11136