Exploring factors influencing health-related quality of life in adult females with injuries: a cross-sectional nationwide study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to identify the types of injury experiences affecting adult females and the associations between injury experiences and health-related quality of life.

Methods

This study used a secondary analysis of cross-sectional data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which employed a stratified multistage probability sampling design to obtain nationally representative data. Health-related quality of life was measured with the EuroQol Five-Dimension and consisted of mobility, self-care, usual activity, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression.

Results

Among women aged 19-64, the prevalence of injury experience was 5.9%. Women's injury experience varied by age, subjective health perception, menstruation details, osteoporosis

SUBMITTER: Kwak Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10584303 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature