PURPOSE:

A child-friendly version of EQ-5D (EQ-5D-Y) has been in demand for quite some years, but only recently progress in the development has accelerated. The EQ-5D-Y is an internationally developed health-related quality of life measure, designed for use in both clinical research and health economics. The aim is to share experiences of using EQ-5D-Y in the Asia-Pacific region and helping researchers and users to incorporate the instrument into their studies.

DESCRIPTION:

The workshop has four prerecorded pitches, each followed by answering questions from the chat, to maximize interaction. Prerecorded pitches will be subtitled in Chinese and English.

Pitch 1) What is EQ-5D-Y? The pitch will be started with a 4-minute animation explaining how to use EQ-5D-Y, followed by an update of the latest developments in different Asian Pacific regions.

Pitch 2) How to obtain EQ-5D-Y instrument? For most research the EQ-5D-Y is free of charge. Nevertheless, researchers may have difficulty finding its official version. A short animation will teach audience how to obtain the latest and thus the most valid version of the instrument. We then discuss what to do if there is not yet a version available for an Asian-Pacific child population.

Pitch 3) Which mode of administration to use? For instance, there are different self-complete versions: paper/PDA/tablet/laptop; proxy versions and interview protocols: face-to-face telephone. A video with examples will be presented and the considerations for choosing different modes of administration will be discussed.

Pitch 4) How to value children’s health states? A summary ‘score’ or ‘value’ can be derived from a formula that attaches values (weights) to EQ-5D-Y health states. These sophisticated EQ-5D-Y values are a major feature of the EQ-5D instruments, facilitating the calculation of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) that are used to inform economic evaluations of healthcare interventions. A video will explain how the summary value is calculated.