Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Impacts of chronic diseases and multimorbidity on health-related quality of life among community-dwelling elderly individuals in economically developed China: evidence from cross-sectional survey across three urban centers |
| Authors: |
Xiaoxiao Liang, Huiyan Wei, Hongfei Mo, Guangmei Yang, Leping Wan, Haiying Dong, Yan He |
| Source: |
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2024. |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics |
| Subject Terms: |
Community-dwelling elderly individuals, Chronic diseases, EQ-5D, HRQoL, Multimorbidity, Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics, R858-859.7 |
| More Details: |
Abstract Objective As the ageing process in China further accelerates and the average life expectancy increases, chronic disease prevalence and multimorbidity rates are constantly rising, especially among elderly individuals. However, few previous studies have explored the impacts of chronic diseases and multimorbidity on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This study aimed to investigate this association among community-dwelling elderly individuals in China. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in communities in three cities (Suzhou, Qingdao, and Guangzhou). The basic characteristics, chronic diseases and HRQoL of participants were collected, and HRQoL was measured by the EuroQol 5-Dimensions 3-Level version (EQ-5D-3L). Logistic regression, Tobit regression and generalized linear models were used to assess the impacts of chronic diseases and multimorbidity on HRQoL. Results Approximately 83.2 percent of the 1,218 respondents had chronic conditions, with 30 percent having multimorbidity. After controlling for sociodemographic and health behaviour factors, patients with stroke were more likely to report problems in all five dimensions of the EQ-5D and had a lower EQ-5D utility index (UI) (b = -0.342) than patients with other chronic conditions. Patients with chronic pulmonary obstruction had a lower EuroQol Visual Analog Scale (EQ-VAS) (b = -11.169) than patients with other chronic conditions. Furthermore, patients with multimorbidity had worse HRQoL (P |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1477-7525 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/1477-7525 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12955-024-02309-z |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/d6e87be94ce244169185ab30d1b534cd |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.6e87be94ce244169185ab30d1b534cd |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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