Petra Baji1,2, Valentin Brodszky1, Fanni Rencz1,3, Imre Boncz4, László Gulácsi1, Márta Péntek1,5. 1. Egészségügyi Közgazdaságtan Tanszék, Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem Budapest, Fővám tér 8., 265. szoba, 1093. 2. CERGE-EI Prága, Csehország. 3. Klinikai Orvostudományok Doktori Iskola, Semmelweis Egyetem Budapest. 4. Egészségbiztosítási Intézet, Pécsi Tudományegyetem Pécs. 5. Reumatológiai és Fizioterápiás Osztály, Pest Megyei Flór Ferenc Kórház Kistarcsa.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: So far, the latest survey which used the EQ-5D questionnaire to measure the health status of the Hungarian population was carried out in 2000. AIM: To explore the health state of the Hungarian population by socio-demographic characteristics, and to compare it with the results from 2000. METHOD: As part of an international research project, a cross-sectional, online survey was carried out among the general population in 2010 using the EQ-5D-3L questionnaire. RESULTS: In total, 2281 respondents (female: 62.3%) completed the questionnaire with an average age of 40.8 years. The EQ-5D score ranged from 0.902 (in age-group 18-24) to 0.795 (65+). The authors found significant association between the EQ-5D score and all the socio-demographic variables (gender, age, education, income) included in the regression model (F(4,1967)=35.12, p=0.000). The results did not differ significantly from the health survey in 2000, except for the youngest population group (age 18-24), where significantly lower scores were found in the sample. CONCLUSIONS: While life expectance increased by 3 years between 2000 and 2010, the health status of the Hungarian population did not change significantly, and might even decreased among young adults in fact. Inequalities in health status by income and education remain significant. In international comparison, the health status of the Hungarian population remains among the worst ones.
INTRODUCTION: So far, the latest survey which used the EQ-5D questionnaire to measure the health status of the Hungarian population was carried out in 2000. AIM: To explore the health state of the Hungarian population by socio-demographic characteristics, and to compare it with the results from 2000. METHOD: As part of an international research project, a cross-sectional, online survey was carried out among the general population in 2010 using the EQ-5D-3L questionnaire. RESULTS: In total, 2281 respondents (female: 62.3%) completed the questionnaire with an average age of 40.8 years. The EQ-5D score ranged from 0.902 (in age-group 18-24) to 0.795 (65+). The authors found significant association between the EQ-5D score and all the socio-demographic variables (gender, age, education, income) included in the regression model (F(4,1967)=35.12, p=0.000). The results did not differ significantly from the health survey in 2000, except for the youngest population group (age 18-24), where significantly lower scores were found in the sample. CONCLUSIONS: While life expectance increased by 3 years between 2000 and 2010, the health status of the Hungarian population did not change significantly, and might even decreased among young adults in fact. Inequalities in health status by income and education remain significant. In international comparison, the health status of the Hungarian population remains among the worst ones.
Keywords:
EQ-5D; EuroVaQ; Hungary; Magyarország; egészségi állapot; health status
Authors: Fanni Rencz; László Gulácsi; Michael Drummond; Dominik Golicki; Valentina Prevolnik Rupel; Judit Simon; Elly A Stolk; Valentin Brodszky; Petra Baji; Jakub Závada; Guenka Petrova; Alexandru Rotar; Márta Péntek Journal: Qual Life Res Date: 2016-07-29 Impact factor: 4.147
Authors: Adrienn Katalin Poór; Fanni Rencz; Valentin Brodszky; László Gulácsi; Zsuzsanna Beretzky; Bernadett Hidvégi; Péter Holló; Sarolta Kárpáti; Márta Péntek Journal: Qual Life Res Date: 2017-09-05 Impact factor: 4.147