EQ-5D is a recommended tool for use in cost-utility analyses around the globe

A recent literature search, supplemented with information provided by EuroQol members, revealed that EQ-5D is the recommended tool for use in cost-utility analysis by a number of Health Technology Assessment bodies around the globe (including Colombia, Czech Republic, England and Wales, France, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, and Thailand). A paper will be developed which will list all the countries/regions where a specific multi-attribute utility instrument (MAUI) – such as the EQ-5D – is explicitly recommended. It will also identify countries/regions which do not specify a particular instrument but which require a MAUI with a validated local value set to be used.