Association between lifestyle behaviors and health-related quality of life among primary health care physicians in China: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary health care (PHC) serves as the gatekeeper of health system and PHC physicians take on significant obligations to provide health care services in the pursuit of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). PHC physicians' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) can have a strong impact on patients, physicians and the health care system. Lifestyle interventions are found to be effective to improve HRQoL. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between lifestyle behaviors and HRQoL among PHC physicians, so that lifestyle intervention can be tailored by policy makers for health promotion.

Methods

A survey covering 31 provinces and administrative regions in China was conducted in 2020 using a stratified sampling strategy. Data on sociodemographic characte

SUBMITTER: Lin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10030863 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature