Current status of health-related quality of life among the elderly in three districts of Hung Yen province in 2019

Authors

  • Lưu Minh Châu Vietnam University of Traditional Medicine, Hanoi
  • Đinh Văn Tài Vietnam University of Traditional Medicine, Hanoi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51403/0868-2836/2020/299

Keywords:

Hung Yen, quality of life, elderly people, EQ-5D-5L

Abstract

The study was to describe the status of health-related quality of life among the elderly in three districts of Hung Yen province in 2019. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 3 districts of Hung Yen province. Surveying health-related quality of life in 1515 people aged 60 and over measured with the EQ-5D- 5L toolkit. The value of health-related quality of life is from 0 to 1. The time for conducting the study was from Mar 2019 to Dec 2019. Results: Survey of 1515 elderly people in the 3 districts: 58.2% of interviewers suffered from one health-related issue or more; 8.8% of people suffered from all 5 health related issues by degree. The average value of healthrelated quality of life in the elderly was 0.873 (SD = 0.162), 70-79 age group was 0.854 (SD
= 0.17). Conclusion: The health-related quality
of life among the elderly in the three districts
was at average level, decreasing with age.

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Published

01-05-2021

How to Cite

Châu, L. M. ., & Tài, Đinh V. . (2021). Current status of health-related quality of life among the elderly in three districts of Hung Yen province in 2019. Vietnam Journal of Preventive Medicine, 30(1), 74–80. https://doi.org/10.51403/0868-2836/2020/299

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 1 (2020): SỐ THƯỜNG KÌ

Section

Original Papers

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Publication License No 150/GP-BTTTT signed on May 8, 2014;
Electronic Publication License No 322/GP-BTTTT signed on June 15, 2016.