Researchers at Tehran University of Medical Sciences Report New Data on Chronic Disease [Self-reported health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and…

Researchers at Tehran University of Medical Sciences Report New Data on Chronic Disease [Self-reported health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and factors affecting HRQoL among individuals with health insurance in Iran]

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Researchers detail new data in Disease Attributes - Chronic Disease. According to news originating from Tehran, Iran, by VerticalNews correspondents, research stated, "The aim of this study was to measure the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and to evaluate the factors affecting HRQoL in individuals with health insurance in Tehran, Iran. A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted using the 3-level EuroQol 5-dimensions (EQ-5D) questionnaire."

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the Tehran University of Medical Sciences, "In order to estimate the determinants of HRQoL, information about participants' demographic, socioeconomic, and health status was gathered. The cluster sampling technique was used to collect data from May to June, 2016. The chi-square test and weighted least squares method were employed for data analysis. Data were analyzed using Stata version 11.0. A total of 600 Iranians with insurance completed the study, of whom 327 (54.5%) were male and 273 (45.5%) were female. The mean age of the participants was 41.48 years (standard deviation [SD], 14.60 years). Meanwhile, the mean duration of education was 12.36 years (SD, 4.68 years). The mean EQ-5D score was 0.74 (SD, 0.16). The most common health problems in the participants were anxiety/depression (42.3%), followed by pain/discomfort (39.2%). Sex, age, years of schooling, income, chronic disease, and body mass index had a significant effect on HRQoL (p <0.05). Healthy insured individuals, on average, had a HRQoL score 0.119 higher than that of people with a chronic disease, all else being equal (p <0.001). Among all determinants of HRQoL, chronic disease was found to be the highest priority for interventions to improve the health status of Iranians with insurance."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "This finding can help policymakers and health insurance organizations improve their planning to promote the HRQoL of individuals with insurance and society as a whole in Iran."

For more information on this research see: Self-reported health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and factors affecting HRQoL among individuals with health insurance in Iran. Epidemiology and Health, 2016;38():e2016046.

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from A.K. Karyani, Dept. of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Additional authors for this research include A. Rashidian, S.E. Sefiddashti and A.A Sari.

Keywords for this news article include: Iran, Asia, Tehran, Epidemiology, Chronic Disease, Quality of Life, Health Insurance, Disease Attributes, Pathologic Processes.

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