A comparison of health-related quality of life using the World Health Organization Quality of Life–BREF and 5-Level EuroQol-5 Dimensions in the Malaysian population
Although health-related QoL as measured by the WHOQoL-BREF and the EQ-5D are correlated, these 2 measures should not be considered interchangeable. The choice between them should be guided by the specific research questions and the intended use of the data.
Authors
- Vithya Velaithan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7094-8030)
- Andrian Liem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1746-7235)
- Daniel D. Reidpath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8796-0420)
- HuiJun Chih (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9294-0996)
- Tin Tin Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0387-6406)
- Richard Norman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3112-3893)
Institutions
- Monash University Malaysia (MY)
- Sebelas Maret University (ID)
- Queen Margaret University (GB)
- Curtin University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
- Published
- 2025-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2024.0076
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Global Health Care Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.45
Funders
- Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency
- Monash University
- Korea National Institute of Health