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Title: | Determinants of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in the Multiethnic Singapore Population - A National Cohort Study |
Authors: | Leow, M.K.-S. Griva, K. Choo, R. Wee, H.-L. Thumboo, J. Tai, E.S. Newman, S. |
Issue Date: | 27-Jun-2013 |
Source: | Leow, M.K.-S., Griva, K., Choo, R., Wee, H.-L., Thumboo, J., Tai, E.S., Newman, S. (2013-06-27). Determinants of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in the Multiethnic Singapore Population - A National Cohort Study. PLoS ONE 8 (6) : -. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067138 |
Abstract: | Background:HRQoL is an important outcome to guide and promote healthcare. Clinical and socioeconomic factors may influence HRQoL according to ethnicity.Methodology:A multiethnic cross-sectional national cohort (N = 7198) of the Singapore general population consisting of Chinese (N = 4873), Malay (N = 1167) and Indian (N = 1158) adults were evaluated using measures of HRQoL (SF-36 version 2), family functioning, health behaviours and clinical/laboratory assessments. Multiple regression analyses were performed to identify determinants of physical and mental HRQoL in the overall population and their potential differential effects by ethnicity. No a priori hypotheses were formulated so all interaction effects were explored.Principal Findings:HRQoL levels differed between ethnic groups. Chinese respondents had higher physical HRQoL (PCS) than Indian and Malay participants (p |
Source Title: | PLoS ONE |
URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/105799 |
ISSN: | 19326203 |
DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0067138 |
Appears in Collections: | Staff Publications |
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