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- Title
Measurement of Health Related Quality of Life in Malaria Patients in Indonesia using EQ-5D-5L.
- Authors
MAKATITA, DIAN AMALIA; NUR HASANAH HARIS, RESTU; ENDARTI, DWI; WIEDYANINGSIH, CHAIRUN; ANDAYANI, TRI MURTI
- Abstract
Introduction: Indonesia is one of the countries with high malaria cases. In 2017 there were at least 261,167 malaria cases nationally. West Papua is included in the 3 major provinces with the highest incidence of malaria. Malaria disease alters patient's Quality of Life (QoL). Thus, measurement of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) is gaining importance. Aim: This study was aimed at measuring HRQOL in malaria patients and examining the relationship between sociodemographics and HRQOL. Materials and Methods: Data were collected from 110 patients with malaria visiting primary healthcare centres. It was a crosssectional study conducted from October to December 2018. Measurement of HRQOL was done using the European Quality of Life-Five Dimension-Five Level (EQ-5D-5L) instrument. Descriptive analysis was used to analyse patients HRQOL in terms of EQ-5D-5L descriptive system, EQ-5D-5L index scores (utility), and European Quality-Visual Analog Scale (EQ-VAS). Relationships between socio-demographics and HRQOL were examined using multivariate regression analyses. Results: Almost all of the respondents reported problems in all domains. There were no responses of "extreme problems" for any of the domains. "Pain/discomfort" (99%) and "usual activities" (95.4%) domains were the most reported problems among malaria patients. The mean EQ-5D-5L and VAS score was 0.490±0.470 and 50.9±0.5, respectively. Utility score in patients with severe malaria (0.349) was lower compared to patients with mild malaria (0.571). Patients with health insurance had a better QoL. Sociodemographic factors, particularly the type (severity) of malaria and health insurance, contributed 36.9% to the HRQOL. Conclusion: Malaria was associated with poor HRQOL and particularly affected "Pain/discomfort" and "usual activities" domains.
- Subjects
INDONESIA; NEW Guinea (Island); MALARIA; QUALITY of life; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; HEALTH insurance; REGRESSION analysis
- Publication
Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research, 2019, Vol 13, Issue 7, p1
- ISSN
0973-709X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7860/JCDR/2019/41841.13010