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Inequalities in Health Related Quality of Life in Primorsko-Goranska County, Croatia. How Healthy are People Using Primary Health Care?

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العنوان: Inequalities in Health Related Quality of Life in Primorsko-Goranska County, Croatia. How Healthy are People Using Primary Health Care?
المؤلفون: Vladimir Mićović, Henrietta Benčević, Djulija Malatestinić, Brankica Mijandrušić Sinčić, Gordana Kendel, Vesna Štefanac-Nadarević
المصدر: Collegium antropologicum ; ISSN 0350-6134 (Print) ; ISSN 1848-9486 (Online) ; Volume 32 - Supplement 2 ; Issue 2
بيانات النشر: Croatian Anthropological Society
سنة النشر: 2008
مصطلحات موضوعية: EQ5D, population groups, health related quality of life, health status, health planning, demo, socio
الوصف: We present a cross sectional study on health related quality of life and EQ5D questionnaire practical use in Primorsko- goranska County in Croatia and inequalities in health between its sub regions with a potential application in regional policies social and healthcare organisation. Of 1066 participants that were patients at 42 family health physician’s waiting room, women stood for 636 (59.7%) and men for 430 (40.3%). The most commonly reported problem was »Pain/discomfort« with 634 (59.5%) of all respondents and »Anxiety/depression« with 496 (46.6%). The worst health was reported within older age group and in a group with the lowest socio-economic status. Sub regional differences were found. The best health was reported in the suburbs of the town Rijeka and on the Islands, while the worst was reported in the Mountains. EQ5D is a simple and cost-effective instrument for measuring health related quality of life and recognising subgroups for identification of inequalities in the population.
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
اللغة: English
العلاقة: https://hrcak.srce.hr/34557Test
الإتاحة: https://hrcak.srce.hr/34557Test
حقوق: other
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.EBD6B48B
قاعدة البيانات: BASE