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Table 2 Change in health-related quality of life over time and impact on concordance of results between rare and non-rare and symptom-specific tools versus the SF-36 and EQ-5D

From: Neutral theory: applicability and neutrality of using generic health-related quality of life tools in diseases or conditions where specific tools are available

 

Rare Disease

Non-rare Disease

Symptom-specific

SF-36 (n = 2)

EQ-D (n = 0)

SF-36 (n = 38)

EQ-5D (n = 27)

SF-36 (n = 42)

EQ-5D (n = 7)

QoL change

2 (100%)

34 (89%)

23 (85%)

36 (86%)

7 (100%)

Concordance change

0/2 (0%)

0/34 (0%)

2/23 (9%)

7/36 (19%)

0/7 (0%)

  1. n = studies with > 1 time point. Rare disease: affecting < 1 in 2000 population; Non-rare diseases: ≥1 in 2000 population