Abstract
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.
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).
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).
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Brief Communication
- Pages 1-4
- DOI 10.1007/s11136-011-0088-0
- Authors
- Min He, Department of Anesthesiology, The First Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
- Qiqi Wang, Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078 China
- Songlin Zhu, Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078 China
- Aichun Tan, Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078 China
- Qiong He, Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078 China
- Tianmu Chen, Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078 China
- Guoqing Hu, Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078 China
- Journal Quality of Life Research
- Online ISSN 1573-2649
- Print ISSN 0962-9343