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EQ-5D-Y | Proxy version

For use when children or adolescents are mentally or physically incapable of reporting on their health-related quality of life, for instance because of severe intellectual disability or mental health problems.

Four proxy versions are currently available. Note that with a proxy version a caregiver who knows the child or adolescent well rates the health-related quality of life, as follows:

  • Proxy version 1: The caregiver (the proxy) is asked to rate the child’s/adolescent’s health-related quality of life in their (the proxy’s) opinion.
  • Proxy version 2: The caregiver (the proxy) is asked to rate how he/she (the proxy) thinks the child/adolescent would rate his/her own health-related quality of life, if the child/adolescent were able to communicate it.
  • Interviewer Administered Proxy version 1: An interviewer asks the caregiver (proxy) to rate the child’s/adolescent’s health-related quality of life in their (the proxy’s) opinion.
  • Interviewer Administered Proxy version 2: Developed for use either in face-to-face or telephone/computer interviews when children/adolescents cannot self-report their health state and the most appropriate proxy cannot complete a paper/digital questionnaire. Examples might include that the proxy cannot read or write due to poor literacy or impairment or is living away from the data collection site, making a telephone/computer interview preferable. Note that Proxy version 2 requires that the proxy reports on the child’s health-related quality of life, as he/she judge that the child would report it if he/she were able to do so.

If a language version is not available, please contact the EuroQol Office.

CountryLanguageMode Of AdministrationPlatformDeviceProduct VersionDate Modified
ArgentinaSpanishProxy1Digital1.001/11/2022
ArgentinaSpanishProxy1Paper1.001/10/2018
AustraliaEnglishProxy1Digital1.001/11/2022
AustraliaEnglishProxy1LimeSurvey1.001/05/2023
AustraliaEnglishProxy1Paper1.101/08/2020
AustraliaEnglishProxy1REDCap2.001/07/2023
AustriaGermanProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
AustriaGermanProxy1LimeSurvey1.101/04/2023
AustriaGermanProxy1Paper1.201/05/2022
BelgiumFlemishProxy1Digital1.001/11/2022
BelgiumFlemishProxy1LimeSurvey2.001/04/2023
BelgiumFlemishProxy1Paper1.201/11/2021
BelgiumFlemishProxy1REDCap1.001/09/2023
BelgiumFrenchProxy1Digital1.001/11/2022
BelgiumFrenchProxy1LimeSurvey2.001/04/2023
BelgiumFrenchProxy1Paper1.101/12/2018
BelgiumFrenchProxy1REDCap1.001/08/2023
BrazilPortugueseProxy1Digital1.001/11/2022
BrazilPortugueseProxy1Paper1.101/07/2021
BulgariaBulgarianProxy1Paper1.201/09/2023
CanadaEnglishProxy1Digital1.001/11/2022
CanadaEnglishProxy1Paper1.101/12/2020
CanadaEnglishProxy2Paper1.101/12/2020
CanadaEnglishProxy1REDCap2.001/05/2023
CanadaFrenchProxy1Digital1.001/11/2022
CanadaFrenchProxy1Paper1.101/09/2016
CanadaFrenchProxy2Paper1.101/03/2018
CanadaFrenchProxy1REDCap2.001/06/2023
ChileSpanishProxy1Paper1.101/09/2023
ChinaSimplified ChineseProxy1Digital1.001/11/2022
ChinaSimplified ChineseProxy1Paper1.101/12/2019
ColombiaSpanishProxy1Digital1.001/11/2022
ColombiaSpanishProxy1Paper1.001/12/2018
CroatiaCroatianProxy1Paper1.001/05/2019
Czech RepublicCzechProxy1Digital1.001/11/2022
Czech RepublicCzechProxy1Paper3.001/09/2019
DenmarkDanishProxy1Digital1.001/11/2022
DenmarkDanishProxy1Paper1.101/02/2022
DenmarkDanishProxy1REDCap1.001/08/2023
EgyptArabicProxy1Paper1.001/11/2019
EgyptArabicProxy2Paper1.001/11/2019
EstoniaEstonianProxy1Digital1.001/09/2023
EstoniaEstonianProxy1Paper1.001/05/2022
EthiopiaAmharicProxy2Digital1.001/09/2023
EthiopiaAmharicProxy2Paper1.001/09/2023
FinlandFinnishProxy1Digital1.001/11/2022
FinlandFinnishProxy1Paper1.001/04/2018
FinlandFinnishProxy2Paper1.001/04/2018
FinlandFinnishProxy1REDCap2.001/05/2023
FinlandSwedishProxy1Digital1.101/03/2023
FinlandSwedishProxy1Paper1.001/03/2018
FinlandSwedishProxy2Paper1.001/03/2018
FinlandSwedishProxy1REDCap1.001/08/2023
FranceFrenchProxy1Digital1.101/03/2023
FranceFrenchProxy1Paper1.101/12/2021
FranceFrenchProxy2Paper1.101/12/2021
GeorgiaGeorgianProxy1Paper1.001/09/2020
GermanyGermanProxy1Digital1.001/11/2022
GermanyGermanProxy1LimeSurvey1.101/04/2023
GermanyGermanProxy1Paper1.101/03/2019
GhanaTwiProxy1Paper1.001/01/2020
GhanaTwiProxy2Paper1.001/01/2020
GreeceGreekProxy1Digital1.001/11/2022
GreeceGreekProxy1Paper1.001/12/2018
Hong KongEnglishProxy1Digital1.001/11/2022
Hong KongEnglishProxy1Paper1.001/02/2021
Hong KongEnglishProxy1REDCap1.001/08/2023
Hong KongTraditional ChineseProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
Hong KongTraditional ChineseProxy1Paper1.001/04/2021
Hong KongTraditional ChineseProxy1REDCap1.001/08/2023
HungaryHungarianProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
HungaryHungarianProxy1Paper1.201/02/2022
HungaryHungarianProxy1Qualtrics1.001/08/2023
IndiaBengaliProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
IndiaBengaliProxy1Paper1.001/08/2019
IndiaEnglishProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
IndiaEnglishProxy1Paper1.101/03/2022
IndiaGujaratiProxy1Digital1.001/11/2022
IndiaGujaratiProxy1Paper1.001/10/2019
IndiaHindiProxy1Digital1.001/03/2023
IndiaHindiProxy1Paper1.001/08/2019
IndiaKannadaProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
IndiaKannadaProxy1Paper1.101/02/2020
IndiaMalayalamProxy1Digital1.101/08/2023
IndiaMalayalamProxy1Paper1.001/11/2019
IndiaMarathiProxy1Digital1.001/11/2022
IndiaMarathiProxy1Paper1.001/08/2019
IndiaPunjabiProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
IndiaPunjabiProxy1Paper1.001/09/2019
IndiaTamilProxy1Digital1.001/08/2023
IndiaTamilProxy1Paper1.001/12/2019
IndiaTamilProxy1REDCap1.001/04/2023
IndiaTeluguProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
IndiaTeluguProxy1Paper1.001/09/2019
IndiaUrduProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
IndiaUrduProxy1Paper1.001/10/2019
IndonesiaIndonesianProxy1Paper1.001/10/2018
IraqKurdish SoraniProxy1Paper1.001/04/2021
IrelandEnglishProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
IrelandEnglishProxy1Paper1.101/08/2022
IsraelArabicProxy1Digital1.001/06/2023
IsraelArabicProxy1Paper1.001/11/2016
IsraelHebrewProxy1Digital1.001/03/2023
IsraelHebrewProxy1Paper1.001/10/2016
IsraelRussianProxy1Digital1.001/06/2023
IsraelRussianProxy1Paper1.101/08/2018
IsraelRussianProxy1REDCap1.001/09/2023
ItalyItalianProxy1Digital1.001/11/2022
ItalyItalianProxy1LimeSurvey1.101/04/2023
ItalyItalianProxy1Paper1.201/01/2022
ItalyItalianProxy1REDCap1.001/05/2023
JapanJapaneseProxy1Digital1.001/07/2023
JapanJapaneseProxy1Paper1.101/04/2021
JapanJapaneseProxy2Paper1.101/04/2021
JordanArabicProxy1Paper1.001/03/2021
KenyaDholuoProxy1Paper1.001/03/2020
KenyaDholuoProxy2Paper1.001/03/2020
KenyaEnglishProxy1Paper1.101/09/2023
KenyaEnglishProxy2Paper1.101/09/2023
KenyaSwahiliProxy1Paper1.001/05/2019
KenyaSwahiliProxy2Paper1.001/06/2019
LatviaLatvianProxy1Paper1.001/01/2018
LatviaRussianProxy1Paper1.001/02/2018
LithuaniaLithuanianProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
LithuaniaLithuanianProxy1LimeSurvey1.101/04/2023
LithuaniaLithuanianProxy1Paper1.101/06/2023
LithuaniaLithuanianProxy1REDCap1.001/08/2023
MexicoSpanishProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
MexicoSpanishProxy1Paper1.001/12/2018
NetherlandsDutchProxy1Digital1.101/06/2023
NetherlandsDutchProxy1LimeSurvey1.101/07/2023
NetherlandsDutchProxy1Paper1.401/06/2023
NetherlandsDutchProxy2Paper2.001/01/2021
NetherlandsDutchProxy1REDCap1.001/09/2023
New ZealandEnglishProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
New ZealandEnglishProxy1Paper1.101/09/2023
NigeriaEnglishProxy1Paper1.101/04/2023
NorwayNorwegianProxy1Digital1.101/02/2023
NorwayNorwegianProxy1Paper1.201/12/2022
NorwayNorwegianProxy1REDCap1.001/08/2023
OmanArabicProxy1Paper1.001/01/2021
PakistanUrduProxy1Paper1.001/10/2020
PhilippinesEnglishProxy1Digital1.001/09/2023
PhilippinesEnglishProxy1Paper1.001/09/2023
PhilippinesTagalogProxy1Digital1.001/09/2023
PhilippinesTagalogProxy1Paper1.001/09/2023
PolandPolishProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
PolandPolishProxy1Paper1.001/02/2016
PortugalPortugueseProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
PortugalPortugueseProxy1Paper1.101/07/2021
PortugalPortugueseProxy1REDCap2.001/05/2023
Puerto RicoSpanishProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
Puerto RicoSpanishProxy1Paper1.001/10/2018
RomaniaRomanianProxy1Paper1.001/05/2019
RussiaRussianProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
RussiaRussianProxy1Paper1.001/11/2018
Saudi ArabiaArabicProxy1Digital1.101/09/2023
Saudi ArabiaArabicProxy1Paper1.001/08/2020
SerbiaCyrillic SerbianProxy1Digital1.101/03/2023
SerbiaCyrillic SerbianProxy1Paper1.001/11/2022
SerbiaSerbianProxy1Digital1.101/02/2023
SingaporeEnglishProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
SingaporeEnglishProxy1Paper1.001/02/2021
SingaporeEnglishProxy2Paper1.001/02/2021
SingaporeEnglishProxy1Qualtrics1.001/07/2023
SingaporeEnglishProxy1REDCap2.001/05/2023
SingaporeEnglishProxy2REDCap1.001/07/2021
SingaporeMalayProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
SingaporeMalayProxy1Paper1.001/10/2018
SingaporeMalayProxy1Qualtrics1.001/07/2023
SingaporeSimplified ChineseProxy1Digital1.001/02/2023
SingaporeSimplified ChineseProxy1Paper1.001/07/2018
SingaporeSimplified ChineseProxy1Qualtrics1.001/09/2023
SlovakiaSlovakProxy1Digital1.101/09/2023
SlovakiaSlovakProxy1Paper1.001/11/2022
SloveniaSlovenianProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
SloveniaSlovenianProxy1Paper1.001/03/2018
SloveniaSlovenianProxy2Paper1.001/05/2018
South AfricaAfrikaansProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
South AfricaAfrikaansProxy1Paper1.001/03/2021
South AfricaAfrikaansProxy1REDCap2.001/05/2023
South AfricaEnglishProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
South AfricaEnglishProxy1Paper1.101/08/2022
South AfricaEnglishProxy1REDCap2.001/05/2023
South AfricaSesothoProxy1Digital1.101/08/2023
South AfricaSesothoProxy1Paper1.101/08/2023
South AfricaSetswanaProxy1Paper1.001/11/2021
South AfricaXhosaProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
South AfricaXhosaProxy1Paper1.201/11/2021
South AfricaXhosaProxy1REDCap2.001/05/2023
South AfricaZuluProxy1Digital1.001/04/2023
South AfricaZuluProxy1Paper1.101/04/2023
South KoreaKoreanProxy1Digital1.001/11/2022
South KoreaKoreanProxy1Paper1.101/10/2016
South KoreaKoreanProxy2Paper1.001/02/2016
SpainSpanishProxy1Digital1.001/11/2022
SpainSpanishProxy1LimeSurvey1.101/04/2023
SpainSpanishProxy1Paper1.001/07/2016
SpainSpanishProxy1REDCap3.001/05/2023
SwedenSwedishProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
SwedenSwedishProxy1Paper1.101/07/2023
SwedenSwedishProxy2Paper1.101/07/2023
SwedenSwedishProxy1REDCap1.001/08/2023
SwitzerlandFrenchProxy1Digital1.001/02/2023
SwitzerlandFrenchProxy1Paper1.101/08/2019
SwitzerlandFrenchProxy1REDCap2.001/05/2023
SwitzerlandGermanProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
SwitzerlandGermanProxy1Paper1.101/04/2022
SwitzerlandGermanProxy1REDCap1.001/04/2023
SwitzerlandItalianProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
SwitzerlandItalianProxy1Paper1.101/12/2022
SwitzerlandItalianProxy1REDCap1.001/08/2023
TaiwanTraditional ChineseProxy1Digital1.001/02/2023
TaiwanTraditional ChineseProxy1Paper1.001/03/2019
ThailandThaiProxy1Paper1.001/10/2016
TürkiyeTurkishProxy1Digital1.001/11/2022
TürkiyeTurkishProxy1Paper1.201/12/2022
UAEArabicProxy1Digital1.001/04/2023
UAEArabicProxy1Paper1.001/04/2023
UgandaLugandaProxy1Paper1.001/04/2021
UKEnglishProxy1Digital1.001/11/2022
UKEnglishProxy1 Interviewer AdministrationDigital1.201/09/2022
UKEnglishProxy2Digital1.101/08/2023
UKEnglishProxy2 Interviewer AdministrationDigital1.301/09/2023
UKEnglishProxy1LimeSurvey1.001/06/2023
UKEnglishProxy1Paper2.101/05/2019
UKEnglishProxy1 Interviewer AdministrationPaper1.301/09/2022
UKEnglishProxy2Paper2.101/05/2019
UKEnglishProxy2 Interviewer AdministrationPaper1.201/09/2022
UKEnglishProxy2Qualtrics1.001/08/2022
UKEnglishProxy1REDCap2.001/05/2023
UkraineRussianProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
UkraineRussianProxy1Paper1.001/12/2018
UkraineUkrainianProxy1Digital1.001/12/2022
UkraineUkrainianProxy1Paper1.001/11/2018
USAEnglishProxy1Digital1.001/11/2022
USAEnglishProxy1Paper1.101/08/2020
USAEnglishProxy2Paper1.101/08/2020
USAEnglishProxy1REDCap2.001/05/2023
USASpanishProxy1Digital1.001/11/2022
USASpanishProxy1Paper1.001/01/2017
USASpanishProxy2Paper1.101/10/2020
USASpanishProxy1REDCap2.001/05/2023
VietnamVietnameseProxy1Paper1.001/06/2018
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