First EuroQol approved sign language version of the EQ-5D-5L is now available

EuroQol is pleased to announce the release of the British Sign Language (BSL) version of the EQ-5D-5L instrument. This is the first sign language version that has been approved by EuroQol. The EuroQol Board and Executive Committee would like to express their thanks to the researchers leading this project: Katherine Rogers, Alys Young, Linda Davies and colleagues from the University of Manchester in the UK.

If you would like to use the BSL version of the EQ-5D-5L in your study, please complete the registration form on the EuroQol website.

For further reading, the project team have published their research on the validation of the BSL version of the EQ-5D-5L, as well as its application in a sample of deaf BSL users in the UK.