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ABSTRACT: Background
This study assessed the health related quality of life of family caregivers (FCs) of leukemia patients by using the health utility scores derived from the EuroQol five-dimensional (EQ-5D) questionnaire.Methods
A cross-sectional survey was undertaken on 306 family caregivers of leukemia patients to assess their health utility using the EQ-5D-3L. Participants were recruited from three hospitals in China's Heilongjiang province. The health utility scores of the participants were estimated based on the Chinese EQ-5D-3L value set and compared with those of the local general population. Factors predicting the health utility scores were identified through the Kruskal-Wallis analysis of variance and median regression analyses.Results
FCs had lower health utility scores than the general population (p?ConclusionsFCs for leukemia patients have lower health utility scores than the local general population, as measured by the EQ-5D-3L. There is an immediate need to address the health concerns of FCs, who play an important role in the Chinese health care system.
SUBMITTER: Yu H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6171222 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yu Hongjuan H Zhang Huan H Yang Jinjin J Liu Chaojie C Lu Chengfang C Yang Hongbin H Huang Weidong W Zhou Jin J Fu Wenqi W Shi Linmei L Yan Yan Y Liu Guoxiang G Li Limin L
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<h4>Background</h4>This study assessed the health related quality of life of family caregivers (FCs) of leukemia patients by using the health utility scores derived from the EuroQol five-dimensional (EQ-5D) questionnaire.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional survey was undertaken on 306 family caregivers of leukemia patients to assess their health utility using the EQ-5D-3L. Participants were recruited from three hospitals in China's Heilongjiang province. The health utility scores of the participan ...[more]