Assessing Health-Related Quality of Life Using the EQ-5D-5L Among Hong Kong Adult Population: The Role of Lifestyle Behaviours
Author(s)
Eliza L. Wong, PhD1, Annie Wai-Ling Cheung, MPhil2, Amy Yuen-Kwan Wong, MSc2, Kailu Wang, Phd2.
1Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, China, 2The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
1Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, China, 2The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Presentation Documents
OBJECTIVES: Lifestyle is considered to be one of the important factors associated to individual’s health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, study on association between lifestyle behaviour and health utility values is scanty in Hong Kong (HK). This study therefore aims to evaluate whether lifestyle behaviour has an impact on HRQoL.
METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted between Apr 2022 and July 2023 among adult general population in HK. Participants were required to complete a self-reported questionnaire on their level of happiness, health management and lifestyle behaviour such as risk health behaviour including smoking and drinking, dietary intake such as vegetables and fruits consumption and physical activity. The associations between HRQoL and lifestyle were assessed using Tobit regression models and T-test.
RESULTS: A total of 1,215 adult were recruited. Findings revealed that having intensive exercise was found significantly associated to better EQ-5D utility values (p <.05). However, no statistically association was found between HRQoL and risk health behaviour. While healthy dietary intake was not correlated with better HRQoL. Individual who had a higher level of happiness and the ability to maintain a good health management indicated a significant association with better EQ-5D utility values (p <.05).
CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggested a good lifestyle habit, mental health and maintaining a good health management are important factors that influence on preference-based health utility values. Further investigations on other lifestyle behaviour such as Diet and Body Mass Index and sleep quality should be explored.
METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted between Apr 2022 and July 2023 among adult general population in HK. Participants were required to complete a self-reported questionnaire on their level of happiness, health management and lifestyle behaviour such as risk health behaviour including smoking and drinking, dietary intake such as vegetables and fruits consumption and physical activity. The associations between HRQoL and lifestyle were assessed using Tobit regression models and T-test.
RESULTS: A total of 1,215 adult were recruited. Findings revealed that having intensive exercise was found significantly associated to better EQ-5D utility values (p <.05). However, no statistically association was found between HRQoL and risk health behaviour. While healthy dietary intake was not correlated with better HRQoL. Individual who had a higher level of happiness and the ability to maintain a good health management indicated a significant association with better EQ-5D utility values (p <.05).
CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggested a good lifestyle habit, mental health and maintaining a good health management are important factors that influence on preference-based health utility values. Further investigations on other lifestyle behaviour such as Diet and Body Mass Index and sleep quality should be explored.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2025-05, ISPOR 2025, Montréal, Quebec, CA
Value in Health, Volume 28, Issue S1
Code
EE345
Topic
Economic Evaluation
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