China EQ-5D workshop
The EuroQol Group, in partnership with NICE International, delivered a one-day workshop on the EQ-5D to researchers and officials from the China National Health Development Research Center (CNHDRC) and academics from Beijing and Nanjing, among others. The EuroQol speakers were: Professor Nancy J. Devlin, Director of Research, Office of Health Economics, London and Chair of the EuroQol Group Executive Committee; and Professor Jan van Busschbach; Director of the Department for Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Erasmus University and Chair of the EuroQol Group Board. The workshop was co-chaired by Francis Ruiz of NICE International and Professor Zhao Kun from the CNHDRC, Division of Health Policy Evaluation and Health Technology Assessment.
The topics covered included: origins of the EQ-5D, the recent development of the five-level version, and the use of EQ-5D in decision making and in health service performance management (the UK PROMs programme). One important area of discussion among all participants related to the availability of appropriate Chinese value-sets for the EQ-5D (three-level and five-level) and potential further research opportunities.
This page was last updated: 10 April 2013