@article{10272/24228,
year = {2023},
month = {2},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24228},
abstract = {Background: This study aimed to provide population norms among children and adolescents in Chile using the EQ-5D-Y-3L questionnaire and to examine its feasibility and validity among body weight statuses. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study in which 2204 children and adolescents (aged 8–18 years) from Chile completed a set of questionnaires providing sociodemographic, anthropometric and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) data using the five EQ-5D-Y-3L dimensions and its visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS). Descriptive statistics of the five dimensions and the EQ-VAS were categorized into body weight status groups for the EQ-5D-Y-3L population norms. The ceiling effect, feasibility and discriminant/convergent validity of the EQ-5D-Y-3L were tested. Results: The dimensions of the EQ-5D-Y-3L questionnaire presented more ceiling effects than the EQ-VAS. The validity showed that the EQ-VAS could discriminate among body weight statuses. However, the EQ-5D-Y-3L index (EQ-Index) demonstrated a non-acceptable discriminant validity. Furthermore, both the EQ-Index and the EQ-VAS presented an acceptable concurrent validity among weight statuses. Conclusions: The normative values of the EQ-5D-Y-3L indicated its potential use as a reference for future studies. However, the validity of the EQ-5D-Y-3L for comparing the HRQoL among weight statuses could be insufficient.},
organization = {This study was funded by the Vicerrectoría de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación
(Proyectos Basales. Grand number: 051641ZR_DAS) of the Universidad de Santiago de Chile (Chile).
AGH is a Miguel Servet Fellow (Instituto de Salud Carlos III—CP18/0150).},
publisher = {MDPI},
title = {Normative Values and Psychometric Properties of EQ-5D-Y-3L in Chilean Youth Population among Different Weight Statuses},
doi = {10.3390/ijerph20054096},
author = {Pérez Sousa, Miguel Ángel and Olivares Sánchez-Toledo, Pedro Rufino and Carrasco Zahinos, Rocío and García Hermoso, Antonio},
}