The United Arab Emirates launched the “EQ-5D-5L valuation study”

The United Arab Emirates launched the “EQ-5D-5L valuation study”

The UAE is celebrating a big step in building infrastructure for health economics and outcomes research in the country, with the launch of the valuation study for the EQ-5D-5L, the most commonly used utility measure around the world. The launch was announced at the Emirates Health Economics Society Congress in Dubai previously, in the presence of esteemed government officials, notable academics, and industry professionals.

The EQ-5D-5L is a questionnaire that assesses five dimensions (5D) of health, each on five levels (5L) from “no” to “extreme” problems. This measure can be used in assessing health status of individuals in clinical and economic studies, population health assessment and surveillance, and in routine outcome measurement within health systems. The valuation study aims to generate a local value set which reflects how the general population in UAE values different health states, and understand which aspects of health matter most to this population. Having a local value set for the EQ-5D-5L will allow calculating quality-adjusted life years for use in local cost-utility analysis; this will help in generating evidence on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of health care interventions and technologies in UAE to help inform decision making by healthcare authorities, providers, and organizations.

The study will follow