Impact of cardiovascular disease on health-related quality of life among older adults in eastern China: evidence from a national cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study explores the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) scores of Chinese older adults with Cardiovascular Disease(CVD) using the EQ-5D-3L, the aim of this study is to investigate the association between health and HRQoL in older adults with CVD.

Methods

The data for this study were obtained from a cross-sectional study involving older adults residing in Chinese communities The EQ-5D-3L is used to measure the HRQoL scores in the older adults with CVD. One-way analyses were conducted using the Wilcoxon rank sum test and the Kruskal-Wallis H test to assess differences between groups. A binary logistic regression model was employed to analyze the influence each variable has on the presence of "any problem" on each dimension of EQ-5D-3L in older adults with CVD.

SUBMITTER: Wan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10822954 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature