Study on the Quality of Life of Chinese Residents from Different Countries' Perspective: Based on the EQ-5D Value Set of China, Britain, Japan and Korea
- VernacularTitle:多国视角下中国居民生命质量:基于中、英、日、韩EQ-5D效用值体系研究
- Author:
Qiang YAO
1
;
Yao-Guang ZHANG
;
Ling XU
Author Information
- Keywords: health-related quality of life; EQ-5D-3L value set; China; United Kingdom; Japan; South Korea
- From: Chinese Health Economics 2018;37(1):81-85
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Objective:To study the characteristics of EQ-5D-3L value set in China,UK,Japan and Korea,and conduct the evaluation of health-related quality of life in China from multiple perspectives.Methods:Based on the 5th national health service survey data,Pearson correlation coefficient was used to study the relationship between health quality of life of residents in China based on different utility value system.Results:The upper limit of utility values in China,Britain,Japan and South Korea were 1,the lower limit were-0.149,-0.594,-0.171 and-0.106.From the perspectives of the four countries,the average values of China's residents were 0.9588,0.9130,0.9499 and 0.9643.Conclusion:China,Japan and South Korea were more consistent in their preferences for health assessment and more concerned about the health effects of general problems and self-care,while the UK was more concerned about extreme problems and the impact of pain.From the perspective of China and South Korea,the attitude towards the quality of life of Chinese residents was optimistic.UK and Japan were relatively pessimistic about the health status of the elderly and low-income people aged 65 and above.
