Esmee Desi van Uum, Jonathan Vas Nunes, Merel Van der Stelt, Kees Slump, Fenna Traa, Martin Peter Grobusch, PRESSCO 2020 study group, Lars Brouwers
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EuroQol EQ-5D-3L Quality of Life Population Norms for Sierra Leone
Purpose
To provide population norms of the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in Sierra Leone with the EuroQoL EQ-5D-3L. The norm score can be used to compare patients’ health status and development of their quality-of-life status during treatment.
Methods
EQ-5D-3L data was collected of 1894 respondents by face-to-face interviews, along with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score and demographic data including gender, age, work, ethnicity and country district. VAS scores, index scores (based on the Zimbabwe value set), sum scores, and distribution of levels per dimension were described and calculated. Statistical tests were performed to determine which demographic variable influenced the VAS and index scores.
Results
The mean VAS score (standard deviation (SD)) and index (SD) found were 82 (12) and 0.85 (0.09), respectively. No statistical difference was found in the VAS score for gender but in the index; with male and female mean index values of 0.84 and 0.86, respectively (p < 0.001). The best possible QoL index state was found in 59.4% of the respondents. The lowest possible QoL index was not encountered. The percentage of an unimpaired QoL in the dimensions were: mobility 92.0%; self-care 96.7%; usual activities 90.9%; pain/discomfort 68.3% and anxiety/depression 77.0%, respectively.
Conclusion
This study provides a population norm for Sierra Leone, which can be used to compare a patient’s HRQoL to the population’s norm, and to assess the effect of a treatment on the HRQoL.
期刊介绍：
The aim of this journal is to publish conceptual, methodological and empirical papers dealing with quality-of-life studies in the applied areas of the natural and social sciences. As the official journal of the ISQOLS, it is designed to attract papers that have direct implications for, or impact on practical applications of research on the quality-of-life. We welcome papers crafted from interdisciplinary, inter-professional and international perspectives. This research should guide decision making in a variety of professions, industries, nonprofit, and government sectors, including healthcare, travel and tourism, marketing, corporate management, community planning, social work, public administration, and human resource management. The goal is to help decision makers apply performance measures and outcome assessment techniques based on concepts such as well-being, human satisfaction, human development, happiness, wellness and quality-of-life. The Editorial Review Board is divided into specific sections indicating the broad scope of practice covered by the journal. The section editors are distinguished scholars from many countries across the globe.
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