Health-related quality of life and its changes of the Tibetan population in China: based on the 2013 and 2018 National Health Services Surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was an important health outcome measure for evaluating an individual's overall health status. However, there was limited in the literature on HRQoL and its long-term changes of the Tibetan population. This study aimed to assess HRQoL of Tibetan and its changes over time, and explore the differences in HRQoL for residents at different altitudes.

Design

Data for the cross-sectional study were extracted from the fifth and sixth waves of the National Health Services Surveys which were conducted in 2013 and 2018. A multistage stratified cluster random sampling strategy was used to select representative participants.

Setting

Tibet Autonomous Region in China.

Participants

This study recruited 14 752 participants in 2013

SUBMITTER: Dou L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10660197 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature