The Impact of Moving from EQ-5D-3L to -5L in NICE Technology Appraisals

The EuroQol-5 Dimension (EQ-5D) instrument is the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)’s preferred measure of health-related quality of life (QoL) in adults. The three-level (3L) value set is currently recommended for use, but the five-level (5L) set is increasingly being used in practice. We aimed to explore the impact of moving from 3L to 5L in NICE appraisals. We adapted our existing mapping for use with health state...