Methods For Analysing And Reporting Eq-5d Data Av Nancy Devlin, David Parkin, Bas Janssen

<p><b>Foreword</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>Preface</b></p><p> </p><p><b>Chapter 1 An introduction to EQ-5D instruments and their applications</b></p><p> </p><p>1.1  Measuring health using the EQ-5D</p><p>1.2  What does the EQ-5D measure?</p><p>1.2.1 The EQ-5D self-reported health state (EQ-5D profile)</p><p>1.2.2 EQ VAS</p><p>1.2.3 EQ-5D values</p><p>1.2.4 What aspect of the information provided by the EQ-5D should be the primary focus on my analysis?</p><p>1.3  EQ-5D data collection and data handling</p><p>1.4  Before starting your analysis</p><p>1.4.1Treatment of missing data - what to do, what not to do</p><p>1.4.2 Planning your analysis</p><p>1.5 Guide to the rest of this book</p><p>References</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b>Chapter 2 Analysis of EQ-5D profile data</b></p><p> </p><p>2.1 Cross-sectional analysis: describing health at a point in time by dimension and level</p><p>2.2 Longitudinal analysis: describing changes in health between