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EQ-5D-5L Portuguese population norms
Ferreira, Pedro L.; Pereira, Luís N.; Antunes, Patrícia; Ferreira, Lara N.Objectives The EQ-5D-5L is a generic preference-based quality-of-life measure for which the corresponding Portuguese population value set was only recently developed. This study sought to establish EQ-5D-5L population norms for Portugal and to identify significant relationships with sociodemographic variables. Methods The research was based on a representative sample of Portugal’s general population (n = 1006) ...
Health and well-being of the Portuguese citizens: impacts of the COVID-19
Ferreira, Lara N.; Pereira, Luís N.; Ferreira, Pedro L.Background COVID-19 pandemic placed unprecedented pressure on societies and healthcare systems around the world. Over the last years, measures imposed in almost all countries dealing with the pandemic sent the entire world into an extensive crisis and thus into a deep global recession. Since the outbreak began, many European countries have faced three/four waves of pandemic. Portugal has mainly dealt with three...
Comparing the performance of the SF-6D and the EQ-5D in different patient groups
Ferreira, Lara N.; Ferreira, Pedro Lopes; Pereira, Luís N.Introduction: This research aims to explore the performance of the SF-6D and the EQ-5D in patients suffering from asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cataracts, and rheumatoid arthritis. In particular, the aim of this research is twofold: 1) to study the level of agreement between the indexes and the descriptive systems of the dimensions of the SF-6D and the EQ-5D, and 2) to analyze the discriminativ...
Coerência dos valores de utilidade dos estados de saúde
Ferreira, Pedro Lopes; Ferreira, Lara Noronha; Pereira, Luís N.Resumo da comunicação apresentada à 10.ª Conferência Nacional de Economia da Saúde