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KMID : 0858820100270040141
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Journal of Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion
2010 Volume.27 No. 4 p.141 ~ p.152
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Health-related Quality of Life Assessment by Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Mental Health among Seoul Citizens
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Sohn Ae-Ree
Yoon Ju-Tak
Ko Seung-Duk
Chun Sung-Soo
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study was conducted to estimate the health-related quality of life using EQ5-D by socio-demographic characteristics and mental health among Seoul citizens for developing health promotion programs.
Methods: The study subjects using cluster-stratified sampling method were 1234 adults over 19 years old from 17 dong, S-Ku in Seoul City. A cross-sectional study with face-to-face interview was used to collect data. A questionnaire measuring socio-demographic variables, Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) and Euroqol EQ-5D instrument. The Difference on the EQ-5D index among groups were tested with Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis test.
Results: The mean EQ-5D index for all subjects was 0.946(±0.105). The EQ-5D index were significantly different by sex, age, marital status, eduction level and income. The EQ5-D indexes among clinical mental health groups were the lowest scores and significantly different from other groups.
Conclusion: The findings suggest that the future intervention of health promotion programs should be carefully designed and tailored by socio-demographic variables. Especially, the mental health programs need to be developed.
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KEYWORD
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EQ-5D, Health-related quality of life, SCL-90-R, Mental health
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