Factors important for health-related quality of life in men and women: The population based SCAPIS study.
Olsson, M
Björkelund, AJ
Sandberg, J
Blomberg, A
Börjesson, M
Currow, D
Malinovschi, A
Sköld, M
Wollmer, P
Torén, K
Östgren, C-J
Engström, G
Ekström, M
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- PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
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- Journal Article
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- PLoS One, 2023, 18, (11), pp. e0294030
- Issue Date:
- 2023
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dc.contributor.author | Olsson, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Björkelund, AJ | |
dc.contributor.author | Sandberg, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Blomberg, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Börjesson, M | |
dc.contributor.author |
Currow, D |
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dc.contributor.author | Malinovschi, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Sköld, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Wollmer, P | |
dc.contributor.author | Torén, K | |
dc.contributor.author | Östgren, C-J | |
dc.contributor.author | Engström, G | |
dc.contributor.author | Ekström, M | |
dc.contributor.editor | Hamasaki, H | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-01-09T04:18:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-10-22 | |
dc.date.available | 2024-01-09T04:18:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.citation | PLoS One, 2023, 18, (11), pp. e0294030 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10453/174140 | |
dc.description.abstract | INTRODUCTION: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is essential for human wellbeing, influenced by a complex interplay of factors, and is reported lower in women than men. We aimed to evaluate which factors were the most important for HRQoL in a middle-aged general population. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional, multi-centre study of 29,212 men (48%) and women (52%) aged 50-64 in the general population in Sweden. Physical and mental HRQoL (0-100) was assessed using the Short Form 12 questionnaire, and association was evaluated for 356 variables including demographics, lifestyle, symptoms, physiological measurements, and health conditions. Using machine learning, each variable´s importance for HRQoL was measured by an importance score, comparable to effect size, and summarised in 54 factors, in men and women separately. RESULTS: Men and women had similar mean and standard deviation (SD) scores for physical HRQoL (53.4 [SD 8.1] vs 51.4 [9.7]) and mental HRQoL (37.1 [5.0] vs 37.3 [5.4]). The most important factors for physical HRQoL were (importance score) physical activity (40), employment (36), pain (33), sleep (33), and sense of control (26). The most important factors for mental HRQoL were sense of control (18), physical activity (12), depression (12), pain (6), and employment (5). CONCLUSIONS: The factors important for HRQoL identified by this study are likely to be amenable to interventions, and our findings can support prioritising interventions. The identified factors need to be a target even before middle-age to lay the foundation for long and happy lives. | |
dc.format | Electronic-eCollection | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | |
dc.relation.ispartof | PLoS One | |
dc.relation.isbasedon | 10.1371/journal.pone.0294030 | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
dc.subject.classification | General Science & Technology | |
dc.subject.mesh | Male | |
dc.subject.mesh | Middle Aged | |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | |
dc.subject.mesh | Female | |
dc.subject.mesh | Quality of Life | |
dc.subject.mesh | Cross-Sectional Studies | |
dc.subject.mesh | Surveys and Questionnaires | |
dc.subject.mesh | Exercise | |
dc.subject.mesh | Pain | |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | |
dc.subject.mesh | Pain | |
dc.subject.mesh | Exercise | |
dc.subject.mesh | Cross-Sectional Studies | |
dc.subject.mesh | Quality of Life | |
dc.subject.mesh | Middle Aged | |
dc.subject.mesh | Female | |
dc.subject.mesh | Male | |
dc.subject.mesh | Surveys and Questionnaires | |
dc.subject.mesh | Male | |
dc.subject.mesh | Middle Aged | |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | |
dc.subject.mesh | Female | |
dc.subject.mesh | Quality of Life | |
dc.subject.mesh | Cross-Sectional Studies | |
dc.subject.mesh | Surveys and Questionnaires | |
dc.subject.mesh | Exercise | |
dc.subject.mesh | Pain | |
dc.title | Factors important for health-related quality of life in men and women: The population based SCAPIS study. | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
utslib.citation.volume | 18 | |
utslib.location.activity | United States | |
pubs.organisational-group | /University of Technology Sydney | |
pubs.organisational-group | /University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health | |
pubs.organisational-group | /University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/IMPACCT | |
utslib.copyright.status | open_access | * |
dc.date.updated | 2024-01-09T04:18:55Z | |
pubs.issue | 11 | |
pubs.publication-status | Published online | |
pubs.volume | 18 | |
utslib.citation.issue | 11 |
Abstract:
INTRODUCTION: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is essential for human wellbeing, influenced by a complex interplay of factors, and is reported lower in women than men. We aimed to evaluate which factors were the most important for HRQoL in a middle-aged general population. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional, multi-centre study of 29,212 men (48%) and women (52%) aged 50-64 in the general population in Sweden. Physical and mental HRQoL (0-100) was assessed using the Short Form 12 questionnaire, and association was evaluated for 356 variables including demographics, lifestyle, symptoms, physiological measurements, and health conditions. Using machine learning, each variable´s importance for HRQoL was measured by an importance score, comparable to effect size, and summarised in 54 factors, in men and women separately. RESULTS: Men and women had similar mean and standard deviation (SD) scores for physical HRQoL (53.4 [SD 8.1] vs 51.4 [9.7]) and mental HRQoL (37.1 [5.0] vs 37.3 [5.4]). The most important factors for physical HRQoL were (importance score) physical activity (40), employment (36), pain (33), sleep (33), and sense of control (26). The most important factors for mental HRQoL were sense of control (18), physical activity (12), depression (12), pain (6), and employment (5). CONCLUSIONS: The factors important for HRQoL identified by this study are likely to be amenable to interventions, and our findings can support prioritising interventions. The identified factors need to be a target even before middle-age to lay the foundation for long and happy lives.
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