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Use of the SF-8 to assess health-related quality of life for a chronically ill, low-income population participating in the Central Louisiana Medication Access Program (CMAP)
- Source :
- Quality of Life Research. 14:665-673
- Publication Year :
- 2005
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2005.
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Abstract
- Objectives: The utility of the SF-8 for assessing health-related quality of life (HRQL) is demonstrated. Race and gender differences in physical component (PCS) and mental component (MCS) summary scores among participants in the CENLA Medication Access Program (CMAP), along with comparisons to the United States population are made. Methods: Age-adjusted multiple linear regression analyses were used to compare 1687 CMAP participants to the US population. Internal race and gender comparisons, adjusting for age and the number of self reported diagnoses, were also obtained. The paired t-test was used to assess 6-month change in PCS and MCS scores for a subset of 342 participants. Results: CMAP participants have PCS and MCS scores that are significantly 10–12 points lower than the US population, indicating lower self-reported HRQL. Females have significantly higher PCS and significantly lower MCS than males. African–Americans have significantly higher MCS than Caucasians. Significant increases in both PCS and MCS were observed for the subset of participants after 6 months of intervention. Conclusions: The expected lower baseline PCS and MCS measures and the expected associations with age and number of diagnoses indicate that the SF-8 survey is an effective tool for measuring the HRQL of participants in this program. Preliminary results indicate significant increases in both PCS and MCS 6 months after intervention.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Population
behavioral disciplines and activities
Quality of life
Sickness Impact Profile
Linear regression
Ethnicity
medicine
Humans
Low-Income Population
Sex Distribution
education
Poverty
Aged
Quality of Life Research
Health related quality of life
education.field_of_study
business.industry
Public health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Middle Aged
Louisiana
Health Surveys
humanities
Chronic Disease
Linear Models
Quality of Life
Physical therapy
Female
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15732649 and 09629343
- Volume :
- 14
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Quality of Life Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....cc3c94cc0e18e1e0cee8985a01ff72eb