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Measuring Health Related Quality of Life of General Adult Population in One Metropolitan City using EQ-5D

EQ-5D를 이용한 일개 광역시 성인의 건강관련 삶의 질 측정

  • Jo, Min-Woo (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Il (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Kil, Seol-Ryoung (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Lee, Ji Ho (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Kang, Wee-Chang (Department of Applied Statistics, Daejeon University) ;
  • Sohn, Hae-Sook (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University) ;
  • Yoo, Cheol-In (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan)
  • 조민우 (울산대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 이상일 (울산대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 길선령 (울산대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 이지호 (울산대학교 의과대학 산업.환경의학교실) ;
  • 강위창 (대전대학교 응용통계학과) ;
  • 손혜숙 (인제대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 유철인 (울산대학교 의과대학 산업.환경의학교실)
  • Published : 2008.09.30
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Abstract

Measurements of health related quality of life can be used to compare patients with specific conditions to average individuals in the general population in a similar age and gender group. However there are few data available regarding health related quality of life for the general population of Korea. Therefore, this study was conducted to examine the validity of the Korean version of EQ-5D and to measure the health related quality of life of the general adult population in a metropolitan city. The survey was cross-sectional and employed a stratified and multistage sampling design through 100 examination sites in 5 districts of UIsan. A total of 12,644 individuals from 4,112 households participated in the survey. Of these, we analyzed data from 8,068 adults who were over 19 years old and completed the EQ-5D. To examine the validity of the questionnaire, the differences in 5 dimensions and the $EQ-5D_{index}$ were analyzed with regard to demographic and socioeconomic factors such as sex, age, income, and education. In addition, visual analogue scales (VAS) were used to evaluate the overall health related quality of life issues of the respondents. The level of health related quality of life of the general adult population was then compared with the results from the third Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and other countries. There were a small number of people with problems related tomobility, self-care, and usual activity. In addition, many people complained ofpain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. The complaint rate in each dimension, VAS, and $EQ-5D_{index}$ indicated relatively better states for males, the younger group, the higher income group, and the higher education group. In addition, the level of health related quality of life of the general population of Ulsan was relatively higher than that of Koreans nationwide as well as the populations of other countries. EQ-SD provided a valid measure of the health-related quality of life of the general adult population. In addition, the results of a survey of Ulsan revealed that the quality of life of its population is better than that of the overall population of Korea and of the populations of other countries.

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