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The QoL variable was measured through the European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions questionnaire in three levels (EQ-5D-3L) (EuroQol, 2017), composed of five items that respond to five dimensions (Mobility, Self-care, Daily activities, Pain or Discomfort, Depression or Anxiety), with three levels of response (absence, moderate presence, and severe presence). It also has a visual analog scale (EQ-VAS) that reports current life status on a range from 0 (worst status) to 100 (best status), this last indicator of QoL. We used the cultural adaptation of the EQ-5D-3L translated into Spanish available for Peru, carried out by the EuroQol Group, which was responsible for the original instrument and its theoretical validation (Herdman et al., 2003). The EQ-5D-3L is a widely used instrument worldwide to assess quality of life. Some studies have conducted psychometric validity of this instrument, reporting adequate indicators of discriminant validity (Shannon’s H?: 0.47 and 0.98) and good reliability (weighted Kappa _wK: 0.39–0.93); however, this type of validation was performed on the original version (Buchholz et al., 2018). Lees verder →