dc.contributor.author | Solli, Oddvar | |
dc.contributor.author | Stavem, Knut | |
dc.contributor.author | Kristiansen, IS | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-10-09T02:13:40Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-10-09T02:13:40Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 2010 Feb 04;8(1):18 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10852/46802 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background
The aim of this study was to describe how diabetes complications influence the health-related quality of life of individuals with diabetes using the individual EQ-5D dimensions and the EQ-5D index.
Methods
We mailed a questionnaire to 1,000 individuals with diabetes type 1 and 2 in Norway. The questionnaire had questions about socio-demographic characteristics, use of health care, diabetes complications and finally the EQ-5D descriptive system. Logistic regressions were used to explore determinants of responses in the EQ-5D dimensions, and robust linear regression was used to explore determinants of the EQ-5D index.
Results
In multivariate analyses the strongest determinants of reduced MOBILITY were neuropathy and ischemic heart disease. In the ANXIETY/DEPRESSION dimension of the EQ-5D, "fear of hypoglycaemia" was a strong determinant. For those without complications, the EQ-5D index was 0.90 (type 1 diabetes) and 0.85 (type 2 diabetes). For those with complications, the EQ-5D index was 0.68 (type 1 diabetes) and 0.73 (type 2 diabetes). In the linear regression the factors with the greatest negative impact on the EQ-5D index were ischemic heart disease (type 1 diabetes), stroke (both diabetes types), neuropathy (both diabetes types), and fear of hypoglycaemia (type 2 diabetes).
Conclusions
The EQ-5D dimensions and the EQ-5D seem capable of capturing the consequences of diabetes-related complications, and such complications may have substantial impact on several dimensions of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The strongest determinants of reduced HRQoL in people with diabetes were ischemic heart disease, stroke and neuropathy. | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.rights | Solli et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. | |
dc.rights | Attribution 2.0 Generic | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ | |
dc.title | Health-related quality of life in diabetes: The associations of complications with EQ-5D scores | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.date.updated | 2015-10-09T02:13:41Z | |
dc.creator.author | Solli, Oddvar | |
dc.creator.author | Stavem, Knut | |
dc.creator.author | Kristiansen, IS | |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-8-18 | |
dc.identifier.urn | URN:NBN:no-50984 | |
dc.type.document | Tidsskriftartikkel | |
dc.type.peerreviewed | Peer reviewed | |
dc.identifier.fulltext | Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/46802/1/12955_2009_Article_641.pdf | |
dc.type.version | PublishedVersion | |
cristin.articleid | 18 | |