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Erschienen in: Quality of Life Research 10/2012

01.12.2012 | Brief Communication

Health-related quality of life of doctors and nurses in China: findings based on the latest open-access data

verfasst von: Min He, Qiqi Wang, Songlin Zhu, Aichun Tan, Qiong He, Tianmu Chen, Guoqing Hu

Erschienen in: Quality of Life Research | Ausgabe 10/2012

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Abstract

Objective

To assess the health-related quality of life (QOL) of doctors and nurses using the recent free-access data.

Methods

The health-related QOL data of doctors and nurses came from a sub-survey of the Fourth National Health Services Survey (NHSS) of China in 2008, which used the European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions 3 level version (EQ-5D-3L) to measure the QOL. We used logistic regression to compare the percentage of respondents reporting any problems for each dimension of the EQ-5D-3L descriptive system between inhabitants aged 15–64 years and doctors and nurses.

Results

Fewer doctors and nurses reported problems in mobility (1.9%) than inhabitants aged 15–64 years (2.9%) (odds ratio = 0.65). No difference was detected in self-care problem. Compared with inhabitants aged 15–64 years, a relatively large proportion of doctors and nurses reported problems in usual activities (3.4% vs. 2.7%; odds ratio = 1.27), pain/discomfort (18.1% vs. 6.7%; odds ratio = 3.08), and anxiety/depression (24.6% vs. 5.1%; odds ratio = 6.07). The EQ-VAS score mean of doctors and nurses approached that of inhabitants aged 15–64 years (82 vs. 79).

Conclusion

Compared with inhabitants aged 15–64 years, doctors and nurses have relatively poor health in usual activities, self-reporting pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression.
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Metadaten
Titel
Health-related quality of life of doctors and nurses in China: findings based on the latest open-access data
verfasst von
Min He
Qiqi Wang
Songlin Zhu
Aichun Tan
Qiong He
Tianmu Chen
Guoqing Hu
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2012
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
Quality of Life Research / Ausgabe 10/2012
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-011-0088-0

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