title: Comparison of howRU and EQ-5D measures of health-related quality of life in an outpatient clinic.
abstract: This paper reports on a head-to-head study of howRU and EQ-5D on patients with cardiovascular disease. howRU is a short generic measure of health-related quality of life comprising 39 words, designed for routine use, which we compare with EQ-5D (230 words). Patients attending a clinic completed both instruments. Completed data were available for 116 patients, 51% female, mean age 56 and SD 20. howRU is shorter, has better readability statistics, a higher completion rate, a wider range of states used and a smaller ceiling effect than EQ-5D. The correlations of howRU with EQ-5D are similar to those of EQ-5D with other validated instruments.
authors.affiliation: Routine Health Outcomes Ltd. 14 Pinewood Crescent, Hermitage, Berkshire RG18 9WL, UK; UCL Centre for Health Informatics & Multiprofessional Education (CHIME), Wolfson House, 4 Stephenson Way, London, NW1 2HE, UK. tim.benson@howrwe.com.
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.affiliation: UCL Centre for Health Informatics & Multiprofessional Education (CHIME), Wolfson House, 4 Stephenson Way, London, NW1 2HE, UK.
authors.forename: Henry W W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Potts
authors.affiliation: UCL Centre for Health Informatics & Multiprofessional Education (CHIME), Wolfson House, 4 Stephenson Way, London, NW1 2HE, UK.
authors.forename: Justin M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Whatling
authors.affiliation: The Whittington Hospital, Magdala Avenue, London N19 5NF, UK.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Patterson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult