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Validity and internal consistency of EQ-5D-3L quality of life tool among pre-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease in Sri Lanka, a lower middle-income country

2019-01-20

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<h4>Objective</h4> EQ-5D-3L is a generic QOL tool used mainly in economic evaluations. Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is rising in Sri Lanka. Assessing the validity of generic QOL tools creates new opportunities of their utilization among patients with CKD. <h4>Methods</h4> A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1036 CKD patients, selected using the simple random sampling technique. The validity was...

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10.1101/524603
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