ASSESSMENT OF EQ-5D DERIVED POPULATION NORMS OF GENERAL POPULATION OF BALOCHISTAN PROVINCE BY DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS.

Author(s)

Nasim A1, Haq N1, Rizwan S2, Riaz S1, Yasmin R1, Razzaq G1, Khan S1
1University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan, 2Surgery Unit III, Quetta, Pakistan

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to measure and analyze EQ-5D derived population norms of general population of balochistan province by demographic characteristics. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Balochistan. Population sample (n = 3892) was collected by using stratified sampling approach from Quetta, Sibi and Loralai. The EQ-5D 3L tool was used to measure health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of healthy population of Balochistan by socio-economic demographic characteristics. The descriptive and inferential statistics have been done by using SPSS version 20. RESULTS:  Result showed that mean age of respondents was 30.07 years. Maximum respondents 57.1% were male. Majority of respondents 38.1% had no any income. Most of respondents 34.6% were having bachelor education. Occupation wise maximum respondents 22.9% were government employee. Maximum were 88.4% were from urban locality. Sixty-three percent were single and most of respondents 87.4% had their own house. Total of 46 health states reported by the respondents of which most prevailing was having no problems in any domain. EQ-5D descriptive score and EQ-VAS score were 0.80 ± 0.25 and 0.79 ± 0.21 respectively. The percentage of people responding to any problems in the five EQ-5D-3L dimensions increased with age and males have better health as compared to female in all age groups. Comparison of mean score and inferential statistics shown all demographics were significantly associated (P<0.01) with mean EQ5D score and VAS. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed Balochistani population HRQOL data measured by the EQ-5D tool. Current study concluded that health status of Balochistan people have same EQ5D trend in which younger age have better health states which reduced as age increasing. Similarly, pain and anxiety is seen more in elderly as compared to earlier ages.

Conference/Value in Health Info

2017-05, ISPOR 2017, Boston, MA, USA

Value in Health, Vol. 20, No. 5 (May 2017)

Code

PHP171

Topic

Patient-Centered Research

Topic Subcategory

Patient-reported Outcomes & Quality of Life Outcomes

Disease

Multiple Diseases

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