Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a relevant impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Short Form 6 dimensions (SF-6D) quality of life tool allows researchers to calculate preference-based utilities using data from SF-12 or SF-36 questionnaires. AIM:To provide normative values of SF-6D derived from SF-12 for Chilean patients with COPD. MATERIAL AND METHODS:SF-6D utility index was calculated using data from the 2009/2010 Chilean National Health Survey. Sixty-nine male and 120 female patients with COPD participated in the survey. Data was stratified by gender, age, region, marital status, smoking status, monthly incomes, educational level and area. RESULTS:The mean (± SD) SF-6D utility index for Chilean patients with COPD was 0.65 ± 0.15. The scores for men and women were 0.68 ± 0.15 and 0.64 ± 0.15, respectively. Patients with high incomes and educational level reported higher SF-6D scores. Ceiling effect was not a limitation when SF-6D was used in these Chilean patients. CONCLUSIONS:The current study provides normative values of SF-6D derived from SF-12 for Chilean patients with COPD.
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Revista medica de Chileauthors
Collado-Mateo D,Adsuar JC,Olivares PR,García-Gordillo MÁdoi
10.4067/S0034-98872017000200001subject
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2017-02-01 00:00:00pages
147-155issue
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