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Table 3 The domains identified by MS subjects compared with items in generic utility measures

From: Do generic utility measures capture what is important to the quality of life of people with multiple sclerosis?

Measure

HUI2

HUI3

EQ-5D

SF-6D

Construct

Health status & HRQL [35], [36]

Health status & HRQL [36], [37]

HRQL [38]

Health status [39]

MS Domains

    

School/Work

N

N

Y

Y

Fatigue

N

N

N

Y

Sports

Y

N

N

Y

Social life

N

N

N

Y

Relationships

N

N

N

N

Cognition

Y

Y

N

N

Walking

Y

Y

Y

N

Housework

N

N

Y

Y

Balance

N

N

N

N

Mood*

Y

Y

Y

Y

Total Yes (out of 10)

4

3

4

6

Not MS Domains

    

Pain

Y

Y

Y

Y

Self-care

Y

N

Y

Y

Vision

Y

Y

N

N

Hearing

Y

Y

N

N

Manual dexterity

N

Y

N

N

Speech

Y

Y

N

N

Fertility

Y

N

N

N

  1. MS Domains ordered from the largest to the smallest proportion of people with MS who identified that domain.
  2. Y, Yes; N, No; HUI2, Health Utilities Index Mark 2; HUI3, Health Utilities Index Mark 3; SF-6D, EQ-5D, EuroQol-5D; Short-Form 6D.
  3. *In the HUI3 this was happiness.
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