Fluctuations of health states in dementia diseases and their impact on the assessment of health today using the EQ-5D-5L: Protocol of a mixed-methods study

• Main Authors: Niklas Weber (Author), Feng Xie (Author), Thomas Kohlmann (Author), Wiebke Mohr (Author), Moritz Platen (Author), Anika Rädke (Author), Ingo Kilimann (Author), Lidia Engel (Author), Bernhard Michalowsky (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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IntroductionThe EQ-5D is a widely used health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instrument. The recall period "today" may miss out on recurrent health fluctuations often observed in people with dementia (PlwD). Thus, this study aims to assess the frequency of health fluctuations, affected HR...