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Name change EQ-HWB-S to EQ-HWB-9

June 6, 2025

In April 2025, both the Executive Committee and the Board approved the name change requested by the EQ-HWB Working Group, changing the name of the short version of EQ-HWB (EQ-HWB-S)…...

Our Monthly Scientific Selection: May Publications on EuroQol Instruments #5

June 6, 2025

[1-31 May 2025] Kinchin I, Engel L, Rencz F. A comparative study of health and wellbeing measures in Ireland using EQ-HWB, EQ-HWB-S, EQ-5D-5L, and ICECAP-A. Value Health. 2025 May 2.…...

Request for Proposals – Update

May 13, 2025

We’re excited to share a record number of research submissions this year: 📝 104 proposals received for the 19th RFP (up 55% from last year) 📚 134 abstracts submitted for…...

Our Monthly Scientific Selection: April Publications on EuroQol Instruments #4

May 13, 2025

[1-30 April 2025] Humphries B, Pullenayegum E, Ohinmaa A, Jack SM, Xie F. Exploring the feasibility of using discrete choice experiment (DCE) to elicit preferences among children and adolescents: protocol…...

Our Monthly Scientific Selection: March Publications on EuroQol Instruments #3

April 11, 2025

[1-31 March 2025] Feng J, Yin Y, Luo N, Guo J, Wang D, Mao Z, He Z, Lu C, Li S, Yu J. Performance of the EQ-5D-5L with skin irritation and…...

Our Monthly Scientific Selection: February Publications on EuroQol Instruments #2

April 1, 2025

[1-28 February 2025] Zhou W, Ding B, Busschbach J, Herdman M, Yang Z, Lu Y. EQ-5D-5L or EQ-HWB-S: Which is the Better Instrument for Capturing Spillover Effects in Parental Carers…...

Our Monthly Scientific Selection: January Publications on EuroQol Instruments #1

February 11, 2025

[1-31 January 2025] Dincer M, Akyol M, Karatas YE, Kocakaya M. The Assessment of Post-Earthquake Quality of Life of Earthquake Survivors. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2025 Jan 3. Al…...

Our Monthly Scientific Selection: December Publications on EuroQol Instruments #12

January 21, 2025

[1-31 December 2024] Sanghera S, Coast J, Walther A, Peters TJ. The influence of recall and timing of assessment on the estimation of the QALY when health fluctuates recurrently. Value…...

Meeting of EQ-5D researchers in the UK and Ireland

January 6, 2025

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Following the success of the first meeting, the second meeting of EQ-5D researchers in the UK and Ireland will be held on 20 February 2025…...

Our Monthly Scientific Selection: November Publications on EuroQol Instruments #11

December 10, 2024

[1-30 November 2024] Al Sayah F, Alam A, Short H, Ohinmaa A, Lahtinen M, Malo S, Johnson JA. Norms for the EQ-5D-5L among the general adult population in Alberta, Canada.…...

Four-year EuroQol initiative to help accelerate COVID-19 related research ends

November 5, 2024

Over the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency, the EuroQol Research Foundation offered study-specific licenses free of charge to commercial users wishing to use EQ-5D instruments in studies aimed at…...

Our Monthly Scientific Selection: October Publications on EuroQol Instruments #10

November 5, 2024

[1-31 October 2024] Stalmeier PFM, Roudijk B. What Makes the Time Tradeoff Tick? A Sociopsychological Explanation. Med Decis Making. 2024 Oct 15. Xu RH, Zhao Z, Pan T, Monteiro A,…...

Our Monthly Scientific Selection: September Publications on EuroQol Instruments #9

October 14, 2024

[1-30 September 2024] Addo R, Mulhern B, Norman R, Owusu R, Viney R, Nonvignon J. An EQ-5D-5L Value Set for Ghana Using an Adapted EuroQol Valuation Technology Protocol. Value Health…...

EQ-5D-Y-5L launched! A new EuroQol instrument providing children and adolescents with a wider range of options to describe their HRQoL

September 10, 2024

Launched as an approved EuroQol Group instrument today, the EQ-5D-Y-5L is a new generic measure of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for use with children and adolescents. The EQ-5D-Y-5L covers…...

Our Monthly Scientific Selection: August Publications on EuroQol Instruments #8

September 2, 2024

[1-31 August 2024] Zhang G, Yang Z, Luo N, Wang P, Busschbach J. Can items derived from international literature be used in national quality of life instruments? A qualitative study…...

The 18th Joint Call for Proposals by the EuroQol Working Groups is now OPEN!

September 2, 2024

The 18th Joint Call for Proposals by the EuroQol Working Groups is now OPEN. The 18th Joint Call for Proposals by the EuroQol Working Groups is now OPEN. You can…...

Our Monthly Scientific Selection: July Publications on EuroQol Instruments #7

August 8, 2024

[1-31 July 2024] Bailey H, Jonker MF, Pullenayegum E, Rencz F, Roudijk B. The EQ-5D-5L valuation study for Trinidad and Tobago. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2024 Jul 2. Jonker MF,…...

Our Monthly Scientific Selection: June Publications on EuroQol Instruments #6

July 12, 2024

[1-30 June 2024] Sampson C, Parkin D, Devlin N. Is anchoring at ‘dead’ a theoretical requirement for health state valuation? Health Econ. 2024 Jun 3. Roudijk B, Jonker MF, Bailey…...

EQ-5D-Y-3L User Guide update

June 14, 2024

An updated EQ-5D-Y-3L User Guide is now available on the EuroQol website. Changes include: renaming the EQ-5D-Y to the EQ-5D-Y-3L ahead of the launch of a new version of a…...

EuroQol Experimental Instrument Registration Form

June 13, 2024

The EuroQol Office introduced the EuroQol Experimental Instrument Registration Form on the EuroQol website on the 1st of June to streamline all incoming requests for the use of Experimental versions.…...

Our Monthly Scientific Selection: May Publications on EuroQol Instruments

June 13, 2024

[1-31 May 2024] Landfeldt E, Leibrock B, Hussong J, Thiele S, Walter MC, Moehler E, Zemlin M, Dillmann U, Flotats-Bastardas M. Health-related quality of life of adults with spinal muscular…...

Our Monthly Scientific Selection: April Publications on EuroQol Instruments

May 16, 2024

[1-30 April 2024] Bailey C, Dalziel K, Constable L, Devlin NJ, Hiscock H, Skouteris H, Peasgood T. The performance of the EQ-HWB-S as a measure of quality-of-life of caregivers in…...

Updates to the translation request process

May 2, 2024

Please be advised that there are updates to the translation request process: Translation policy clarification: Only translations of official languages of countries will be initiated by the Version Management Committee…...

Our Monthly Scientific Selection: March Publications on EuroQol Instruments

April 23, 2024

[1-31 March 2024] 1. Xie F, Xie S, Pullenayegum E, Ohinmaa A. Understanding Canadian stakeholders’ views on measuring and valuing health for children and adolescents: a qualitative study. Qual Life…...

Our Monthly Scientific Selection: February Publications on EuroQol Instruments

April 23, 2024

[1-29 February 2024] 1. Lipman SA, Reckers-Droog VT. Comparing heuristic valuation processes between health state valuation from child and adult perspectives. Eur J Health Econ. 2024 Feb 3. 2. O’Loughlin…...

New Members joined the EuroQol Group Association

February 20, 2024

In 2024, four new members have joined the EuroQol Group Association. Congratulations! Rachel Tan Hannah Penton Tianxin Pan Edward Webb...

The 17th Joint Call for Proposals by the EuroQol Working Groups is now OPEN!

February 20, 2024

The 17th Joint Call for Proposals by the EuroQol Working Groups is now OPEN. You can download the Call for Proposals document here. The EuroQol Research Foundation is inviting applications…...

Our Monthly Scientific Selection: January Publications on EuroQol Instruments

February 19, 2024

[1-31 January 2024] 1. Stenson K, Fecteau TE, O’Callaghan L, Bryden P, Mellor J, Wright J, Earl L, Thomas O, Iqbal H, Barlow S, Parvanta S. Health-related quality of life…...

Renaming EQ-5D-Y into EQ-5D-Y-3L

October 1, 2023

Researchers at the EuroQol Group are developing a new 5-level version of the EQ-5D-Y instrument, called the EQ-5D-Y-5L. This new version is expected to be available to all users by…...