How Valid and Responsive Are Generic Health Status Measures, such as EQ-5D and SF-36, in Schizophrenia? A Systematic Review

Although the evidence base is limited in a number of important respects, including problems with the measures used to develop constructs in the validation studies, it is sufficient to raise doubts about the use of generic measures of health like the EQ-5D and SF-36 in patients with schizophrenia.