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eq5dsuite

R implementation of eq5dsuite — a standardised suite of tools for EQ-5D analysis across R, Stata, and Excel. This package provides a comprehensive set of functions for calculating EQ-5D values and analysing EQ-5D data following the recommendations of Devlin et al. (2020).

Features

EQ-5D value calculation for the EQ-5D-3L, EQ-5D-5L, and EQ-5D-Y-3L instruments
39+ published national value sets for the EQ-5D-3L, plus a growing library of EQ-5D-5L and EQ-5D-Y-3L sets
Three crosswalk methods: original (Van Hout et al., 2012), reverse (Van Hout & Shaw, 2021), and UK-specific NICE-recommended mapping (Hernández Alava et al., 2023)
Support for user-defined custom value sets
Automatic value set updates via update_value_sets() — install newly published value sets without waiting for a CRAN update
35+ analysis functions for profile analysis, EQ-5D value analysis, and EQ-VAS analysis
An interactive Shiny application for point-and-click access to the same analytical workflow
Integration with dplyr and ggplot2 for reproducible, script-based analyses
Publication-ready outputs in both PDF and HTML formats

Installation

Install the released version from CRAN:

install.packages("eq5dsuite")

Install the development version from GitHub:

# install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("MathsInHealth/eq5dsuite-r")

Quick start

library(eq5dsuite)

# Calculate EQ-5D-3L values using the UK value set
eq5d3l(
  data.frame(mo = 1, sc = 2, ua = 3, pd = 2, ad = 1),
  country   = "UK",
  dim.names = c("mo", "sc", "ua", "pd", "ad")
)

# View available value sets
eqvs_display(version = "3L")

# Check for newly published value sets
update_value_sets()

# Launch the Shiny application
run_app()

Documentation

Full function reference: ?eq5dsuite
Vignettes:

browseVignettes("eq5dsuite")

Available vignettes: - Getting started — installation, value calculation, value set management - Analysing EQ-5D data — complete workflow using NHS PROMs data - Crosswalk methods — when and how to use each crosswalk method - Custom value sets — adding, saving, and managing custom value sets - Keeping value sets up to date — using the online update system

Value sets repository

Country-specific value sets are maintained at:

eq5dsuite-value-sets

New value sets are added as they are published in the literature. Use update_value_sets() to install them without waiting for a CRAN package update.

Cross-platform suite

eq5dsuite is available across three platforms:

Platform	Repository	Status
R	eq5dsuite-r	Available on CRAN
Stata	eq5dsuite-stata	Available
Excel	eq5dsuite-excel	Available

Issues and feedback

For R-specific issues please use the issue tracker in this repository.

For cross-platform concerns please use the umbrella issue tracker.

For general enquiries contact info@mathsinhealth.com.

Citation

If you use eq5dsuite in your research, please cite:

Estévez-Carrillo A, Rivero-Arias O, Schlackow I, Rand K. eq5dsuite: An R Package for Describing and Analysing EQ-5D Data. The R Journal (forthcoming).

License

This package is licensed under the GPL (>= 2).

These binaries (installable software) and packages are in development.
They may not be fully stable and should be used with caution. We make no claims about them.
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